Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand by Kishore Kumar, Rajesh Roshan

Released as part of Man Pasand, Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Behind the melody is the work of Rajesh Roshan, whose composition choices give Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand its distinctive texture.

Kishore Kumar, Rajesh Roshan delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. Hearing Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand without thinking of Dev Anand, Girish Karnad is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Man Pasand.

In 1980, Hindi produced many songs, but Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. Listeners have described the experience of Manmani Se Hargiz Na Daro - Man Pasand differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 3:35, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.