Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj by Chitra Singh

Not every song from Aaj lingers, but Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj is the one that stays. The music, composed by Jagjit Singh, Chitra Singh, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The voice of Chitra Singh carries Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Haidar Ali, Ila Arun, Raj Babbar gave the film its soul, and Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

When it came out in 1987, Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. Rishta Yeh Kaisa Hai - Aaj is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

The 5:39 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.