Bombay by Sumit Goswami, Shine

Some songs are made for a single moment. Bombay is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of , whose composition choices give Bombay its distinctive texture.

Sumit Goswami, Shine's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Bombay, and Bombay captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

Released in 2022, it arrived at a time when Haryanvi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Bombay. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 3:15, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Bombay are the reason people fall in love with Haryanvi music and never quite fall out of it.