Monalisa - The Hundred Bucks by Santokh Singh, Dushyant Pratap Singh

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Monalisa - The Hundred Bucks, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Santokh Singh's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The performance by Santokh Singh, Dushyant Pratap Singh is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in The Hundred Bucks finds its musical expression here — Monalisa - The Hundred Bucks is where the film's heart beats loudest.

By the end of 2020, Monalisa - The Hundred Bucks had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

At 3:22, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Monalisa - The Hundred Bucks has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.