O Baba O Baba - Aandhi-Toofan by Bappi Lahiri, Asha Bhosle

Few songs from 1985 have held their ground as well as O Baba O Baba - Aandhi-Toofan, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The music, composed by Bappi Lahiri, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The voice of Bappi Lahiri, Asha Bhosle carries O Baba O Baba - Aandhi-Toofan effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The connection between Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Seshadri and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

Released in 1985, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is a quality to O Baba O Baba - Aandhi-Toofan that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of O Baba O Baba - Aandhi-Toofan — just 7:30 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.