Rascals - Rascals by Neeraj Shridhar, Vishal And Shekhar

Some songs are made for a single moment. Rascals - Rascals is made for all of them. The arrangement here is the work of Vishal And Shekhar, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Neeraj Shridhar, Vishal And Shekhar's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Hearing Rascals - Rascals without thinking of Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Chunky Pandey, Kangana Ranaut, Ajay Devgn, Lisa Haydon is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Rascals.

The song dates from 2011, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. There is no right time to listen to Rascals - Rascals. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

At 4:25, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.