Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek by Jackie Shroff

Few songs from 2010 have held their ground as well as Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Anup Jalota's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Every line Jackie Shroff sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. For fans of Divya Dutta, Jackie Shroff, Shakti Kapoor, Vikram Gokhale, Kishori Shahane, Smriti Irani, Zarina Wahab, Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

When it came out in 2010, Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is no right time to listen to Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Sai Baba Achche - Maalik Ek — just 3:55 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.