Mahive Mahive - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh by Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan

Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan has delivered memorable performances before, but Mahive Mahive - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh sits comfortably among the very best. Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, A. R. Rahman has a history of strong work, and the music on Mahive Mahive - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh is among the most memorable of it.

The performance by Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Mahive Mahive - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, making it as much a performance as a song.

In 2002, Hindi produced many songs, but Mahive Mahive - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 5:32, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, A. R. Rahman, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.