Judge by Mankirt Aulakh, Flamme Music

Judge is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Behind the melody is the work of Flamme Music, whose composition choices give Judge its distinctive texture.

The vocal on Judge is among the better performances Mankirt Aulakh, Flamme Music has committed to record. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

In 2022, Punjabi produced many songs, but Judge was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is a quality to Judge that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

In 3:01 minutes, Judge builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.