बिरादर यम्मा यम्मा

"Biraadar Yamma Yamma" is the final track on the Ikkis (2026) album — a folk-inflected duet by Divya Kumar and Sumonto Mukherjee, composed by White Noise Collectives (Sachin–Jigar) with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The song's unusual title combines the Urdu 'biraadar' (brother/comrade) with the South Indian folk exclamation 'yamma yamma', creating a cross-cultural military brotherhood anthem. At 2:35 it is the album's shortest track, serving as a closing march that brings the soundtrack to an energetic, collective conclusion.

The arrangement for 'Biraadar Yamma Yamma' leans on folk percussion — dhol, hand drums — with a marching pulse that suits the military context. The duet between Divya Kumar and Sumonto Mukherjee has an ensemble, communal quality, as though we are hearing soldiers singing together. Sachin–Jigar chose folk textures here to suggest the pre-modern, timeless quality of military brotherhood — soldiers have always sung.

Irshad Kamil's title alone — 'Biraadar Yamma Yamma' — is a linguistic hybrid that reflects the diversity of the Indian military: Urdu-inflected North Indian address meeting South Indian folk sound. The song's refrain becomes a kind of battle chant, the repetition of 'yamma yamma' creating hypnotic momentum.

Sumonto Mukherjee is a relatively less-known playback singer who brings a distinct, non-mainstream quality to 'Biraadar Yamma Yamma'. His casting — alongside the more established Divya Kumar — reflects Sachin–Jigar's intentional choice to give the album's more experimental tracks to voices that would give them a raw, authentic quality rather than commercial polish.

As the closing track of a Sriram Raghavan war film, 'Biraadar Yamma Yamma' represents an unusual and memorable cross-cultural military song. It is likely to be remembered as one of the more distinctive tracks on the soundtrack.