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Raj Ranjodh (born Ranjodh Singh Cheema) is a Punjabi lyricist, composer, and singer who has become one of the defining songwriters of modern Punjabi pop and its crossover into Hindi cinema. He entered the Punjabi music scene with the album Virse De Waris (2008) and earned wide recognition in 2015 when he won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Lyricist for 'Swaah Bann Ke' from Punjab 1984, sung by Diljit Dosanjh. That song opened a long-running creative partnership with Dosanjh: Ranjodh has written many of the star's biggest tracks, contributed heavily to the albums G.O.A.T. (2020) and MoonChild Era (2021), and penned 'Ranjha', Dosanjh's international single with Sia produced by David Guetta's team. In Bollywood he has emerged as a go-to craftsman for Punjabi-flavoured soundtrack numbers — he composed and co-wrote 'Naina' for Crew (2024), sung by Diljit Dosanjh and Badshah; wrote and sang 'Baari Barsi' alongside Guru Randhawa and contributed 'Hauli Hauli' for Khel Khel Mein (2024); wrote 'Sohni Lagdi' for Yudhra (2024); and co-wrote and co-composed the Diljit Dosanjh–Hanumankind track 'Ez-Ez' with Shashwat Sachdev for Dhurandhar (2025). His writing pairs rooted Punjabi idiom with a contemporary pop sensibility, which is why both Punjabi superstars and Mumbai music directors keep returning to him.