दिल थाम के

Released on 20 June 2025, 'Dil Thaam Ke' is a 3:06-minute Sachin-Jigar composition featuring Rashmeet Kaur and Rana Mazumder for Tips Music, with Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics. The song carries a folk-inflected energy that suits the film's late-1980s Uttar Pradesh setting — grittier than 'Naamumkin,' more kinetic, using Rashmeet Kaur's distinctive Punjabi-flavoured voice against Rana Mazumder's warmer baritone. The pairing is unconventional for mainstream Bollywood but works within the film's period texture.

Sachin-Jigar lean into Rashmeet Kaur's naturally folk-inflected vocal quality for 'Dil Thaam Ke' — her voice has a rawness that suits the film's period setting better than a more polished playback sound would. Rana Mazumder, a less prominent name but a capable vocalist, provides a grounding warmth. The arrangement incorporates dhol alongside guitar and strings, creating a sound that bridges folk and contemporary production.

Bhattacharya's 'dil thaam ke' — holding the heart back — captures the specific experience of someone in dangerous circumstances who knows that loving someone will only make things more perilous, yet cannot stop themselves.

Rashmeet Kaur's inclusion in Maalik's soundtrack followed her appearance in several independent and mainstream Bollywood tracks since her breakthrough with 'High Rated Gabru' (2017). Her Punjabi-flavoured voice represents a regional texture that Sachin-Jigar often seek out for their folk-influenced tracks.

The song demonstrates Sachin-Jigar's ability to use regional voices authentically within mainstream Bollywood productions — a practice that has defined their work and given their soundtracks a texture that more homogeneous casting rarely achieves.