Laila Laila - Maseeha by Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik

When Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik recorded Laila Laila - Maseeha, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik, Anand Raaj Anand sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Laila Laila - Maseeha, Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Maseeha finds its musical expression here — Laila Laila - Maseeha is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2002 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Laila Laila - Maseeha was among the reasons why. There is a quality to Laila Laila - Maseeha that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of Laila Laila - Maseeha — just 6:59 — 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.