Loonga Loonga - Gangs Of Wasseypur by Ranjeet Kumar, Baal Party, Akshay Verma

Ranjeet Kumar, Baal Party, Akshay Verma has delivered memorable performances before, but Loonga Loonga - Gangs Of Wasseypur sits comfortably among the very best. The production by Sneha Khanwalkar is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The vocal on Loonga Loonga - Gangs Of Wasseypur is among the better performances Ranjeet Kumar, Baal Party, Akshay Verma has committed to record. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

Released in 2012, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The emotional register of Loonga Loonga - Gangs Of Wasseypur is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The 2:52 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Songs like Loonga Loonga - Gangs Of Wasseypur are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.