Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj by Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle

Some songs are made for a single moment. Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Laxmikant, Pyarelal, whose composition choices give Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj its distinctive texture.

Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. For fans of Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Rina Roy, Sulaxna Pundit, Kadir Khan, Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

1980 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj was among the reasons why. There is a quality to Jise Ishq Ka Ho Dawa - Ganga Aur Suraj that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The 10:41 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.