Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko by Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta

Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. The arrangement here is the work of Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The vocal on Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko is among the better performances Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta has committed to record. Featuring Karan B Oberoi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Chaithanya Bhosle, Sherin Varghese, Siddharth Haldipur, Dharmendra, Mallika Sherawat, Karan, Chin2 Bhosle, Bhumika Puri, Aparna Kumar, Ali Khan, Raj Zutshi, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

When it came out in 2004, Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. The emotional register of Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Jo Dil Chahe - Kiss Kis Ko — just 5:51 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.