Hustla by Garry Sandhu, Sultaan

Some songs are made for a single moment. Hustla is made for all of them. What makes Hustla musically distinctive is the composition by Garry Sandhu, which balances simplicity with depth.

The performance by Garry Sandhu, Sultaan is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Hustla is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

In 2023, Punjabi produced many songs, but Hustla was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. The emotional register of Hustla is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 2:53, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Garry Sandhu, Sultaan and Garry Sandhu, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.