Pyar Pyar Mein - Company by Sonali Bajpayee, Babul Supriyo

Few songs from 2002 have held their ground as well as Pyar Pyar Mein - Company, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Sandeep Chowta has a history of strong work, and the music on Pyar Pyar Mein - Company is among the most memorable of it.

Sonali Bajpayee, Babul Supriyo understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

The song dates from 2002, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Pyar Pyar Mein - Company is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Pyar Pyar Mein - Company — just 4:50 — 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.