Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur by Piyush Mishra

Some songs are made for a single moment. Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur is made for all of them. What makes Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur musically distinctive is the composition by Piyush Mishra, which balances simplicity with depth.

Piyush Mishra delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Gangs Of Wasseypur finds its musical expression here — Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The song dates from 2012, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Some music is background. Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 5:28, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Ik Bagal - Gangs Of Wasseypur are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.