Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban by Amitabh Bachchan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan

Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Behind the melody is the work of Aadesh Shrivastava, whose composition choices give Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban its distinctive texture.

Amitabh Bachchan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2003 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban — just 5:39 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Hori Khele Raghuveera - Baghban will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.