Chale Hai Shankar by Hansraj Raghuwanshi

Few songs from 2024 have held their ground as well as Chale Hai Shankar, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Credit goes to Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Kawaljit Bablu for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Hansraj Raghuwanshi is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Chale Hai Shankar a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

By the end of 2024, Chale Hai Shankar had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. There is no right time to listen to Chale Hai Shankar. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Chale Hai Shankar — just 3:49 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Chale Hai Shankar will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.