Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek by Jagjit Singh

Jagjit Singh has delivered memorable performances before, but Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek sits comfortably among the very best. What makes Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek musically distinctive is the composition by Anup Jalota, which balances simplicity with depth.

Every line Jagjit Singh sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The chemistry of Divya Dutta, Jackie Shroff, Shakti Kapoor, Vikram Gokhale, Kishori Shahane, Smriti Irani, Zarina Wahab is embedded in every moment of Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek, making it as much a performance as a song.

2010 marked the release of Maalik Ek, and Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Sagare Jagat Mein - Maalik Ek is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 6:15, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.