Gulabi Pagg by Jugraj Sandhu

The Gulabi Pagg album has several strong tracks, but Gulabi Pagg is the one most listeners come back to first. The music, composed by The Boss, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Every line Jugraj Sandhu sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Gulabi Pagg finds its musical expression here — Gulabi Pagg is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2020 was a strong year for Punjabi music, and Gulabi Pagg was among the reasons why. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The concision of Gulabi Pagg — just 4:03 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Gulabi Pagg are the reason people fall in love with Punjabi music and never quite fall out of it.