Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna by Bappi Lahiri, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

Released as part of Pyari Behna, Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The production by Bappi Lahiri is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The voice of Bappi Lahiri, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle carries Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Mithun Chakraborty gave the film its soul, and Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

1985 marked the release of Pyari Behna, and Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 5:24, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Shadi Ka Matlab - Pyari Behna will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.