Desi Bana by KP Haryanvi

The Desi Bana album has several strong tracks, but Desi Bana is the one most listeners come back to first. What makes Desi Bana musically distinctive is the composition by Dr. Rakesh, which balances simplicity with depth.

The performance by KP Haryanvi is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Desi Bana finds its musical expression here — Desi Bana is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2020 marked the release of Desi Bana, and Desi Bana was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

The concision of Desi Bana — just 2:50 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Haryanvi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.