Tung Lak - Sarbjit by Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shail Hada, Kalpana Gandharv, Shail, Pritesh

Few songs from 2016 have held their ground as well as Tung Lak - Sarbjit, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Shail, Pritesh's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

What sets this recording apart is how Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shail Hada, Kalpana Gandharv, Shail, Pritesh handles the emotional weight — never overplaying, never holding back. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda, Darshan Kumar are at the heart of Sarbjit, and Tung Lak - Sarbjit captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The song dates from 2016, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 3:25, 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.