Meri Dilruba Tujhko Aana Padega - Taraana by Shailender Singh, Raamlaxman

The Taraana album has several strong tracks, but Meri Dilruba Tujhko Aana Padega - Taraana is the one most listeners come back to first. Raamlaxman sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Shailender Singh, Raamlaxman inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. The song is tied to Ranjeeta, Mithun Chakraborty, Jayshree T., whose presence gives Meri Dilruba Tujhko Aana Padega - Taraana a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

1979 marked the release of Taraana, and Meri Dilruba Tujhko Aana Padega - Taraana was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Meri Dilruba Tujhko Aana Padega - Taraana. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 4:55, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.