Turpeya - Bharat by Sukhwinder Singh

Not every song from Bharat lingers, but Turpeya - Bharat is the one that stays. The music, composed by Vishal And Shekhar, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Every line Sukhwinder Singh sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. 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.

By the end of 2019, Turpeya - Bharat had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The emotional register of Turpeya - Bharat is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Turpeya - Bharat — just 4:34 — 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 Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.