Baap Ka Maal - Zila Ghaziabad by Amjad, Nadeem, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma

There is an honesty to Baap Ka Maal - Zila Ghaziabad that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. The arrangement here is the work of Amjad, Nadeem, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Every line Amjad, Nadeem, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Featuring Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Ravi Kishan, Minissha Lamba, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2013 marked the release of Zila Ghaziabad, and Baap Ka Maal - Zila Ghaziabad was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Baap Ka Maal - Zila Ghaziabad. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 5:22, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Amjad, Nadeem, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma and Amjad, Nadeem, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.