Yeh Hawas Kya Hai - Hawas by Asha Bhosle

Yeh Hawas Kya Hai - Hawas arrived from the Hawas album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 1974. Credit goes to Usha Khanna for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The vocal on Yeh Hawas Kya Hai - Hawas is among the better performances Asha Bhosle has committed to record. Featuring Anil Dhawan, Neetu Singh, Bindu, Pradeep Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Vidya Sinha, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

The song dates from 1974, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The 6:45 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Years from now, Yeh Hawas Kya Hai - Hawas will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.