Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem by Lata Mangeshkar

Few songs from 1972 have held their ground as well as Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem, a track that keeps finding new audiences. R.D. Burman has a history of strong work, and the music on Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem is among the most memorable of it.

Lata Mangeshkar inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. The chemistry of Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Bindu, Madan Puri, Abhi Bhattacharya, Leela Mishra, Asit Sen is embedded in every moment of Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem, making it as much a performance as a song.

1972 marked the release of Amar Prem, and Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem — just 5:36 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Raina Beeti Jaye - Amar Prem are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.