Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala by Milind, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. What makes Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala musically distinctive is the composition by Anand, Milind, which balances simplicity with depth.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala, Milind, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of Asrani, Suresh Oberoi, Shakti Kapoor, Tanuja, Beena, Prem Chopra, Shabana Azmi, Farha, Annu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor is embedded in every moment of Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala, making it as much a performance as a song.

1989 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala was among the reasons why. Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 5:39, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Main Tera Rakhwala - Rakhwala will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.