Sun Beliya - 100 Days by Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sun Beliya - 100 Days works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Raam, Laxman has a history of strong work, and the music on Sun Beliya - 100 Days is among the most memorable of it.

Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in 100 Days finds its musical expression here — Sun Beliya - 100 Days is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 1991, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Sun Beliya - 100 Days. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 7:04, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Sun Beliya - 100 Days are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.