Dimple Queen by Ruchika Jangid

Dimple Queen arrived from the Dimple Queen album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2021. The production by Arvind Jangid is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

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

In 2021, Haryanvi produced many songs, but Dimple Queen was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

Running to 2:52, 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 Haryanvi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.