This (Kisho)rendition’s popularity (As)has increased

Some songs are destined to appeal to a sizeable chunk of listeners, irrespective of their gender or age, and, thus, come to be known as evergreen hits.

One of them, without Ashade of doubt, was Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.

And that’s because Majrooh Sultanpuri picked a phrase that’s a conversation-starter in those parts of India where Hindi is spoken. The S D Burman composition can simply be translated to, “How are you?”

It was four minutes and 28 seconds long, and was (Kisho)rendered by Mr Kumar and Ms Bhosle.