Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda by Namit Das, Pia Sukanya

Few songs from 2014 have held their ground as well as Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Arfaaz Kagalwala, Anurag Shanker's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The vocal on Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda is among the better performances Namit Das, Pia Sukanya has committed to record. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2014 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda was among the reasons why. The emotional register of Desi Opera (Pa Pa Pa) - Sulemani Keeda is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The 1:19 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.