Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur by Sukhwinder Singh, Harry Baweja, Dr. Rabinder Singh Masroor

Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Harry Baweja, Dr. Rabinder Singh Masroor sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Every line Sukhwinder Singh, Harry Baweja, Dr. Rabinder Singh Masroor sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2016 marked the release of Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur, and Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur — just 4:05 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Jioundi Hi - Chaar Sahibzaade - Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.