Shlok - Hathyar by Ravindra Sathe

Shlok - Hathyar arrived from the Hathyar album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2002. Rahul Ranade sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Shlok - Hathyar is among the better performances Ravindra Sathe has committed to record. For fans of Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Deepak Tijori, Indra Kumar, Reema Lagu, Harsh Chhaya, Sharad Kapoor, Namrata Shirodkar, Sachin Khedekar, Anoop Soni, Shakti Kapoor, Shlok - Hathyar is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2002 marked the release of Hathyar, and Shlok - Hathyar was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Shlok - Hathyar demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 3:08, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. For anyone yet to hear Shlok - Hathyar, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.