Pyar Ka Dard Hai - Dard by Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

Not every song from Dard lingers, but Pyar Ka Dard Hai - Dard is the one that stays. Credit goes to Khayyam for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The voice of Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle carries Pyar Ka Dard Hai - Dard effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Featuring Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Poonam Dhillon, Mazhar Khan, Ranjeeta, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

When it came out in 1981, Pyar Ka Dard Hai - Dard felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The 5:17 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.