Om Shanti Om - Pratiksha by Anwar

Some songs are made for a single moment. Om Shanti Om - Pratiksha is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Rajesh Roshan, whose composition choices give Om Shanti Om - Pratiksha its distinctive texture.

Every line Anwar sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The chemistry of Govinda, Shilpa Shirodkar is embedded in every moment of Om Shanti Om - Pratiksha, making it as much a performance as a song.

By the end of 1993, Om Shanti Om - Pratiksha had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 6:13, 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.