Jo Karte Hain Ishq Mohabbat - Dil Hai Betaab by Mohammed Aziz

Few songs from 1993 have held their ground as well as Jo Karte Hain Ishq Mohabbat - Dil Hai Betaab, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The production by Laxmikant, Pyarelal is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Mohammed Aziz delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Jo Karte Hain Ishq Mohabbat - Dil Hai Betaab, making it as much a performance as a song.

The song dates from 1993, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Jo Karte Hain Ishq Mohabbat - Dil Hai Betaab is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Jo Karte Hain Ishq Mohabbat - Dil Hai Betaab — just 5:26 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.