Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra by Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. The production by Himesh Reshammiya is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The vocal on Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra is among the better performances Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik has committed to record. The song is tied to Sanjay Dutt, Mahima Chaudhry, Mukesh Rishi, Shivaji Satam, Salil Ankola, Om Puri, whose presence gives Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2000 marked the release of Kurukshetra, and Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Janam Tere Liye - Kurukshetra is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 5:29, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.