Taveez by Afsana Khan

There is an honesty to Taveez that separates it from most Punjabi songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Gold Boy, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Taveez, Afsana Khan clearly belongs in the second group. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

When it came out in 2022, Taveez felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. Listeners have described the experience of Taveez differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 3:48 minutes, Taveez builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. The track stands as evidence that Afsana Khan and Gold Boy, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.