Golgappa by Renuka Panwar, Yogi Anjana

Golgappa arrived from the Golgappa album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2021. Credit goes to for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Renuka Panwar, Yogi Anjana's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. On screen, a talented ensemble cast bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

Released in 2021, it arrived at a time when Haryanvi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. 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.

The concision of Golgappa — just 3:00 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Golgappa are the reason people fall in love with Haryanvi music and never quite fall out of it.