Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur by K.J. Yesudas, Bappi Lahiri

Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The production by Bappi Lahiri is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The voice of K.J. Yesudas, Bappi Lahiri carries Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. For fans of Kader Khan, Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

1985 marked the release of Aaj Ka Daur, and Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is a quality to Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of Yeh Daur Aaj Ka Daur - Aaj Ka Daur — just 6:32 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.