Top Indian Songs of the week 22nd March 2026

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Here are the best songs releasxed in India across languages and genres for the week ending 22nd March 2026

1. Shambho

Vocal, Composition & Lyrics: Vishal Mishra

Music Production: Ishan Das, Kandarpa Kalita

Music Assistants: Kumar Gaurav Singh, Trihangku Lahkar, Bitupon Boruah, Kandarpa 

Kalita

Language: Hindi

Genre: Folk-Rock

Mood: Energetic

This 16-track album by Vishal Mishra, called " Pagalpan, " deserves your time and attention, and I loved 5-6 songs at least, already having featured one song on my weeklies as well.  This is another stunner from the album, and within seconds, as the slide guitar, lead guitar and bass start. Ishan Das and Kandarpa Kailta are the guitarists, and Rahul Putai is the bassist. The terrific drums by Nawaz Hussain, accompanying this, give us some flavours of folkish-rock, something we would hear in country/rock music in the US. The arrangements and music production are by Ishan Das and Kandarpa, and this reminds me of “Dil Se” by AR Rahman. 

We have always heard a devotional song performed in a certain semi-classical way in India, and that is why this song in praise of Lord Shiva works brilliantly and kudos to Vishal for his creative vision. This feels exhilarating when Vishal sings the line “Ham toh tere saath hai, tere saaith Bhole Nath oh Bhole Nath Shambho”. Vishal writes the lyrics, the melody and gives us one heavy dose of adrenaline with his singing. The backing vocalists are Kumar Gaurav Singh, Kandarpa Kalita, Kaushal Kishore, and Trihangku Lahkar. The melody, especially in the Antara, has mild hints of the Raag of Bhimplasi, “ paaye tujhe toh udne lage hai”. I love the way Vishal has written this melody and encapsulated some terrific arrangements to go along with. 

There are moments I loved this track so much that I started feeling a resemblance to the impact U2 had with their “ Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”. Listen to the bridge section that feels like a bridge for me to walk towards Kailash “ Mere Kadam Teri taraf Kailash ko badhle lage, shiv mantar hai, shiv anth hai” is all testament to his free-spirited songwriting. The recording engineer is Trihangku, Abhishek Ghatak on mixing, and Dave Kutch on mastering. 

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2. Ulavum Dhegam

Singer: Pradeep Kumar

Composed, Arranged and Programmed by Aditya Ravindran.

Lyrics: Sabarivasan Shanmugam

Language: Tamil

Genre: Pop

This was one of the best debut movie albums in recent times, as Aditya Ravindran makes it music-lover friendly with this Telugu feature called “Couple Friendly”. This song, like a few more, is terrific in many aspects, including playback performances, music production, and melody-writing. I am writing about the Tamil version so that I can better appreciate the lyrics. The song begins, and it immediately reminds me of Govind Vasantha’s album ‘96’, thanks to Pradeep’s voice, the song’s sound design, at least in the intro. Things deviate into another surreal soundscape with the title line “Ulavum Dhegham”. The highlights are definitely the lead guitar riffs and the basslines by Aditya, adding some suave textures. 

The interlude with those distorted vocals just after Pradeep's intense line “ Anal mel pogum ula” is reminiscent of the style of Santhosh Narayan, Aditya being his protege. Pradeep ensures your focus is stuck on his delivery, and everything else around is a blur, such is the power in his voice, as he sings “Kelvi Koondin or paravai , thadagam thaandi pogaatho siraiya”with all his fantastic vibrato, which is enough to prove why he is one of India's best. Aditya shines in writing these melodious phrases in the charanam, a skill most composers have started losing today, to prove once again that ‘Melody Is king’.  Pay attention to the strings in the background performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and orchestrated by Karthik Manickavasagam. 

Aditya has composed the melody and also handled all the wise arrangements and programming bits, his class and purpose showing in keeping the charanam portion production-lite. The levitation of the mind happens with the high-pitched line “ aaz manathin kanaa, idhu yaar ezhuthum vinaa”, kudos to Sabarivasan Shanmugam for the beautiful words. The genius move is when Aditya decides to up the ante at the end of the charanam, and now the song’s opening lines hit you hard with the Alt-rock flavours, on drums, played by Bishwanth YR, and lead guitars. 

This moment and to me felt like the magic of “Fix You” by Coldplay, as Chris Martin runs and joins his band on stage after that lead guitar riff, singing” Tears stream down your face when you lose something you cannot replace”. Well done, Aditya Ravindran and the whole team, because this song and album do fix you good. The tracks are mixed and mastered by Nitin Muralikrishna at Voyager Soundlab. 

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3. Haal e Dil

Vocals: King & Shreya Ghoshal

Composed by King and NEVERSOBER

Producer: NEVERSOBER

Language: Hindi

Genre: Semi-classical Pop Fusion

Mood:

This album by King, called ‘Raja Hindustani,’ is a two-part story, with the latter half sounding quite impressive. A couple of weeks ago, I featured this stunning mood-lifter called ‘Yeh Dil Mujhko Tu Dede,’ featuring Sunidhi Chauhan and composed by Mir Desai and King. This song is delivered by another diva, Shreya Ghoshal, and the song is composed by King and the duo of NEVERSOBER. Shreya doesn't wait for long before her voice soaks you in the melancholy and pain of love and desire. The melody has clear strains of Raag Cahrukeshi, and that in itself imbues the melody with pathos. “Dil Tumhe Chahta Hai”, she sings, and you can feel the vulnerability and longing in her voice and tone.

Listen to thw way she sings “dhoondhtha hai dil” with a strain on the word “Dil” and extending the note “Hai”. The mild Pianos and the introduction of the tabla make for a great combination here. The line “Tu ja raha hai to ja, saans to aane de” beautifully captures the agony of love, and it works better as both Shreya and King are singing in harmony. The string arrangements and the flute solo add more layers of sadness to the melody. Kudos to NEVERSOBER for making this song sound enticingly good in all its dejection and lows. 

The strength of this song also lies in the antara that continues to sow the seeds of the Raag with even more grace. The outro is all about the techno-sounding layers and the Alaap by Shreya. The tracks are mixed and mastered by Hanish Taneja. 

@ifeelking @rizzyricoo @sohamukherji @warnermusicindia @mixedbyhanish @shreyaghoshal 

4. Kaahe Kaahe

Composer, Vocalist, Lyricist: Akash Tripathi

Mixing Engineer, Producer, Mastering Engineer: Akshay Dabhadkar

Background Vocalist: Pankaj Pathe

Language: Hindi

Genre: Folk Pop

Mood: Groovy

Akash Tripathi is back again with another folkish-pop splendour with heavy leanings on the former. The Harmonium and Tabla are like bread and butter that go well together in all seasons, but the way the lead guitar and rhythm guitar come and intervene stand out to me. The melody immediately strikes me as something possessing influences of Raag Khamaj. Akash has penned the lyrics, written the melody and performed the lead vocals with effective ease. The guitars are played by Ramil Ganjoo, and Akshay Jadhav plays the Tabla. 

Just when we hit the pre-chorus segment, we have some nice vocal arrangements as Pankaj Pathe performs as the backing vocalist with his aalap. The interlude is where the arrangements and production completely captivate me. We have trumpets, harmonies, along with some groovy basslines and sargams towards the end, and the end result is madness and mesmerism. Akshay Dabhadkar has done all the arrangements and production, and he deserves a round of applause for this. The “Aaya Na” performed by backing vocalists sounds lovely as much as it is effective. 

The harmonies are constant, and as we approach the outro, the combined effect of the rhyms, percussions, trumpets, bass and guitars feels like a climax you never want to see the ending of. 

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5. Tere Bina Jee Na Paaye

Vocals: Hansika Pareek & Priyankit Jaiswal

Lyrics: Soham Majumdar

Music composed and produced by Sagnik Kolay

Language: Hindi

Genre: Light Music

Mood: Romantic

Hansika Pareek is in the midst of a nice purple patch, and for the sake of music lovers like me , I hope this patch keeps growing larger with every passing day. This is another fantastic vocal exhibition by the singer/songwriter Hansika, as she is accompanied by Priyankit Jaiswal as the male lead vocalist. The Sarangi in the intro makes your heart melt a bit, and the pathos looms over you thanks to Sudhendu Haldar’s solo. Priyankit’s excellent delivery singing “tere Bina” in a folkish style with the harkatein, along with the mild humming by Hansika, starts creating that awe and wow factor right at the beginning. 

The lyrics by Soham Majumdar are promising and beautiful, giving so much hope as we hear “Chanda ke aane se, raat hamari hai, neend aa jaye toh, khwaabon ki baari hai”. Ritesh Das and Suman Bagani are the guitarists, and we start falling in love with Hansika’s sweet voice, and the heart flutters listening to her vibrato. Is there some influence of Raag Bilawal or Bihag? Maybe. Priyankit makes his impact felt singing the high-pitched chorus line, and you will connect with him instantly as he renders it with poise and passion, “Tere Bina Jee Na Paaye”. The interlude is a little more playful with Sudhendu’s brisk solo performance on the Sarangi. The Antara is simple in its construction and mild in production. It is just the rhythm guitar and bass in the background, and all our focus is on the line “ Tera Jo haal hai, mera bhi woh haal hai”. The outro is tantalisingly good with the percussions and, ethnic strings and a soaring Alaap by Hansika. 

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6. Dhaage

Composer & Music Director: Shamir Tandon

Singers: Papon And Madhubanti Bagchi

Lyrics: Sameer Anjaan

Music Supervisor: Ahan Shah

Language: Hindi

Genre: Light Music

Mood: Romantic 

The harmonies in the intro, along with some rhythms, percussion, and keys, create a very soothing introductory experience. The song is composed and produced by Shamir Tandon, with arrangements and programming by Boney P. John. Additional programming and arrangements are by Sunny Subramanian and Franco Bhalla. Papon sings the verse that begins to lure you, and there is no way one can resist the serenity and charm in this man’s voice. I believe there could be some influences of Raag Bihag/Bilawal in the melody. The flute solo by Ashwin Srinivasan and the Ghatam are a great combination, along with Hrithik Sharma’s guitar playing softly in the background. 

Madhubanti Bagchi comes along, and she complements Papon’s presence with her magical delivery. But the most mesmerising moment is with the two lead vocalists singing in harmony just before a keyboard and harmony-led interlude. Sameer Anjaan writes some very romantic and touching lyrics like “Teri Meri Saanson ki Ek Dhun hai”. The antara continues to make this song extremely hummable and pleasing to the ears without ever trying something excessive, and all the credit for that goes to the music production team. What I find very interesting is the constant rhythm in the background that takes me back to the way AR Rahman uses it in “Thoda Thoda” in the album ‘Indira’, and that song is based on Raag Shankarabharanam ( close to Raag Bilawal in Hindustani). 

The tracks are mixed and mastered by Aftab Khan at Headroom Studio in Mumbai, with mixing assistance from Vatsal Chevli. As for the music video, the actors are Apurvva Soni and Jashwanth Bopanna. Raghavi Agarwal is the DOP and director with choreography done by Somya Kautia and Tanuj M Nair. 

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7. Rang

Singer: Garvit Soni, Priyansh Srivastava

Music : Garvit-Priyansh

Lyrics: Aniket Shukla, Priyansh Srivastava

Language: Hindi

Genre: Semi-classical Pop fusion

Mood: Romantic

Garvit and Priyansh are making this a habit, and who minds ! The Holi season brings many songs from Bollywood back into the spotlight, so when that is the dominant space, Garvit and Priyansh give us something enjoyable, hummable, and pristine. The lyrics are penned by Priyansh and Aniket Shukla, and the music is produced by Garvit and Priyansh with live guitars by Lucky Sharma. The melody in the verse resembles “ Kaise batayen kyun tujhko chahen, yaara bata na paaye”, by Pritam and Atif Aslam. But where the melody moves into some stunning notes and phrases is when he sings “ Khud se teri, baaten karoon, khayal bhi tujhe pe fida”

The chorus segment is the highlight reel, and when we hear the combined vocals of Garvit and Priyansh in harmony, singing this melody, probably with a hint of Raag Hamsadhwani. The way these guys reach the high-pitched notes in “na kami mujme koi” is tranquillity. I also love the use of lead guitar support, accompanied by some heavy percussive sounds, especially during the chorus segment. The Sargams in the outro are the perfect ingredients to end this song. The video features Divija Gambhir and Shubham Srivastava, with Sagar serving as the executive producer and director, and Kabir Kotwal as the cinematographer. 

@garvitxpriyansh @garvitsoni_ @priyanshhhsrivastava @theaniketshukla @shubhamsrivastavaaaa @gambhirdivija 

8. Naaqis

Lead Vocals: Varun Rajput

Producer, Lyricist, Composer: Varun Rajput

Performed by Antariksh

Language: Hindi

Genre: Alt-Rock/ Prog Rock

Mood: Uplifting

I have featured this sensation Prog Rock band called Antariksh many times, and they never stop sizzling. We make headway with the fantastic face-melting guitar solo by Polish instrumentalist Jakub Zyteck. This is along with homegrown supremos in Shrikant Biswakarma and Varun Rajput, who are also playing the electric guitar and handling the arrangements. The melody is soothing, and it reminds me of “Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me” by U2. Danik Ghosh is the bassist, and we have the energetic Arko Ganguly on drums. The interlude has this electric guitar phrase, along with Vinayak Arora  on backing vocals, performing the melody. 

The introduction of the amazing Momin Khan on the Sarangi solo, along with minimal drums and guitars, gives us a very rustic and morose influence, and there could be influences of Raag Bhimpalasi here. The aalap in the background with some sargams adds nice Indian classical flavours. The alternating shifts in the song’s energy ensure the listener never rests, but it keeps you on your toes. We get some superlative solo portions again by Jakub towards the outro; the feeling is nothing short of electric. Varun Rajput is the vocalist, composer, producer and songwriter with Krishna Rao and Varun playing the roles of recording engineers. Ashwin Krishnan is the Keyboardist, and M. Krishna Rao is the mixing engineer, and mastering is byGethin John at Hafod Mastering, Wales, UK. As far as the video credits are concerned, Ishita Singh handles the concept, editing, and direction. Ishika Budhiraja is responsible for subtitles and Graphics. 

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9. Asalu Sangathe Telusuko

Singer: Krishna Tejasvi

Additional Vocals: Chandu and Narasimha

Composed and Arranged by: Chandu & Ravi

Programmed by: Ravi

Lyrics by: Rahman

Language: Telugu

Genre: Light Music/Pop

Mood: Romantic

Joel Sastry on lead guitars and some wiry bass guitars helps build a soothing and stylish intro. Krishna Tejasvi has been a wonderfully talented singer/songwriter in the indie space, and his role as the lead singer, especially with the high-pitched anupallavi portions, creates a tingle or two. The whistle and guitar accompaniments are effective here, and the composition and arrangement credits go to Chandu and Ravi. Ravi handles all the programming, and the lyrics are penned by Rahman. The moment we hear the explosive live drums by Akshay Athreya, an influx of energy is felt. 

Sandilya Pisapati plays the solo violin, and the juxtaposed sargams are exhilarating and elevating. We get a layer of additional vocals with Chandu and Narasimha accompanying. The programmed Veena sample follows in the interlude, and despite its brevity, it is one of the song's highlights. Ravi handles the programming. The song never fails to surprise, and the second interlude with Sandilya’s solo sparkles. Harishankar has mixed and mastered the tracks at Aural Alchemy Studios, assisted by Santom Jose. 

@krishnatejasvi 

10. MURDA

Written and Performed by Asralaan Abbas

Song Produced by Riz Shain

Lyrics by Arsu Bhai

Language: Hindi

Genre: Rock ' n ' Roll

Mood: Energetic

This is Arsalaan Abbas a.k.a. Arsu Bhai’s debut track, and it is one heck of a rocking debut, as he writes the melody, lyrics and performs this high-voltage song that gets a tremendous face-lift by Riz Shain as the music producer. I love the writing, and the words blend with the notes, and this is not just about substance, but also style, as you will hear it with “pyaar mein doobi meri zindagi”. The accompanying electric guitars have immense shock value and raise the stakes here. Bongoland, Arsu Bhai and Aman Sagar are the guitarists on duty here. 

This rock ‘n’ roll instils energy with the presence of rhythm guitars and drums alternating, and when we get to the nicely written bridge section, the production allows the background to go silent with only some stylish lead guitar intervention in the background. It is a straightforward melody, but the delivery and the sound design are in one thunderous mode, just like the Zombie-themed music video. The mixing engineer is Soham Mukherji. 

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