Kanhaiya Ji Ne Janam Liya - Muqaddar Ka Faisla by Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

There is an honesty to Kanhaiya Ji Ne Janam Liya - Muqaddar Ka Faisla that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Bappi Lahiri's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Kanhaiya Ji Ne Janam Liya - Muqaddar Ka Faisla, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Muqaddar Ka Faisla, and Kanhaiya Ji Ne Janam Liya - Muqaddar Ka Faisla captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

By the end of 1987, Kanhaiya Ji Ne Janam Liya - Muqaddar Ka Faisla had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

At 8:07, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.