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"Chan Kithan" ('Where is the Moon?') is a 2:06 Punjabi folk-romantic song from Paro Pinaki Ki Kahani (2026), with music by Britto Khangchian and lyrics by Vicky Kaler, sung by Shailey Bidwaikar. The title encapsulates the film's central emotional question — where has the beloved gone? — using the moon as the universal Punjabi folk symbol for the absent lover. Released under Speed Records.

Dhol and tumbi provide a folk-bright opening, then harmonium sustains the melodic body. Shailey Bidwaikar's unpolished earnestness suits the film's working-class register.

Vicky Kaler uses the Punjabi convention of 'chan' (moon) as a code-word for the absent beloved. 'Chan Kithan' functions as both an astronomical query and a cry of 'where have you gone?'

Paro Pinaki Ki Kahani (released 6 February 2026) is a 92-minute indie drama about Mariyam, a vegetable vendor, and Pinaki, a sewage cleaner — a love story tested by caste and class barriers. Director Rudra Jadon created the film with limited resources but genuine emotional ambition.

As part of an indie film with limited theatrical reach, 'Chan Kithan' represents the kind of folk-Bollywood earnestness rare in mainstream 2026 releases.