Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar by Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar

The Shikar album has several strong tracks, but Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar is the one most listeners come back to first. Credit goes to Shankar, Jaikishan for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar clearly belongs in the second group. Dharmendra, Asha Parekh are at the heart of Shikar, and Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

1968 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar was among the reasons why. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar — just 6:04 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. For anyone yet to hear Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya - Shikar, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.