Will You Marry Me - Mard by Anu Malik, Asha Bhosle

Will You Marry Me - Mard arrived from the Mard album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 1985. Anu Malik sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The performance by Anu Malik, Asha Bhosle is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing Will You Marry Me - Mard without thinking of Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Singh, Dara Singh, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover, Mithun Chakraborty, Raza Murad, Shakti Kapoor is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Mard.

1985 marked the release of Mard, and Will You Marry Me - Mard was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Will You Marry Me - Mard demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Will You Marry Me - Mard — just 4:25 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Will You Marry Me - Mard are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.