Chor - Blackout by Vishal Mishra, Suraj Jagan

Some songs are made for a single moment. Chor - Blackout is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Vishal Mishra, Suraj Jagan, whose composition choices give Chor - Blackout its distinctive texture.

Vishal Mishra, Suraj Jagan's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Hearing Chor - Blackout without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Blackout.

2024 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Chor - Blackout was among the reasons why. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

Running to 2:41, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.