Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen by Sushma Shrestha, Mohammed Rafi

Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Behind the melody is the work of Sushma Shrestha, R.D. Burman, whose composition choices give Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen its distinctive texture.

The performance by Sushma Shrestha, Mohammed Rafi is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Hum Kisise Kum Naheen.

1977 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen was among the reasons why. Some music is background. Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Kya Hua Tera Vada - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen — just 4:18 — 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.