Jatt Tere Shehar by Jassie Gill, Munawar Faruqui

Jatt Tere Shehar arrived from the Jatt Tere Shehar album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2023. Credit goes to Gill Machhrai, Jassie Gill, Rony Ajnali for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Jassie Gill, Munawar Faruqui'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 2023, it arrived at a time when Punjabi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Jatt Tere Shehar. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Jatt Tere Shehar — just 2:40 — 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 Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.