Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar by Asha Bhosle, Sushma Shrestha, Amol Palekar, Master Raju

Few songs from 1977 have held their ground as well as Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The production by Sonik, Omi is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The voice of Asha Bhosle, Sushma Shrestha, Amol Palekar, Master Raju carries Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The chemistry of Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab is embedded in every moment of Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar, making it as much a performance as a song.

1977 marked the release of Agar, and Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

In 4:48 minutes, Mummy Mujhe Gudiya - Agar builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.