दिल है रांझणा

Dil Hai Ranjhana (दिल है रांझणा) is the anthem track from Tejas (2023), the Kangana Ranaut-starrer aviation action-drama directed by Sarvesh Mewara and produced by RSVP Movies. Composed by Shashwat Sachdev, who scored the film's entire soundtrack, with lyrics by Kumaar and vocals by Rashmeet Kaur alongside Sachdev himself, the song was released as a promotional single by Zee Music Company on 21 October 2023, roughly a week ahead of the film's 27 October 2023 theatrical release. RSVP Movies described it on release as 'Tejas' anthem, overflowing with unwavering love and determination to serve the nation' — positioning the track as a musical distillation of the film's protagonist, Indian Air Force pilot Tejas Gill, and her single-minded resolve. The song forms part of a soundtrack that also includes the romantic numbers Jaan Da (Saiyaan Ve) and Reh Jao Na, giving Tejas an emotional register beyond its action set-pieces.

Shashwat Sachdev, who composed the entire Tejas soundtrack, builds Dil Hai Ranjhana as a mid-tempo anthem rather than a rousing marching song — leaning on Rashmeet Kaur's clear, earnest vocal delivery paired with his own voice in the mix, a pairing that recurs across the album (he co-sings on all three of the soundtrack's major vocal tracks). The arrangement favours a sweeping, emotive build typical of contemporary patriotic filmi anthems, designed to carry the song's central metaphor rather than compete with it.

Kumaar's lyric performs a deliberate reversal: 'ranjhana' — a word rooted in the Punjabi folk legend of Heer-Ranjha, evoking total, consuming devotion to a lover — is redirected here toward the nation itself. The title line 'Dil Hai Ranjhana' becomes a declaration that the singer's heart is devoted, Ranjha-like, not to a person but to a cause, aligning the song's emotional vocabulary of romantic longing with patriotic duty — a common device in Hindi film anthems that seeks to make service to the nation feel as personal and consuming as romantic love.

Tejas follows Squadron Leader Tejas Gill (Kangana Ranaut), a fearless Indian Air Force pilot on a high-stakes solo mission, in a film that blends aerial combat sequences with the personal story of its protagonist's resolve. Directed by Sarvesh Mewara and produced by Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP Movies, Tejas released theatrically on 27 October 2023. Dil Hai Ranjhana was put out as the film's promotional anthem roughly a week before release, explicitly framed by the makers as an expression of the protagonist's spirit — Ranaut herself was closely involved in the film's promotion, which leaned heavily on patriotic messaging around the Air Force setting.

While Tejas underperformed commercially at the box office, Dil Hai Ranjhana circulated widely as part of the film's promotional push in Hindi entertainment press (theprint.in, ANI, and others covered its release), and it remains cataloged alongside the rest of the Tejas soundtrack on Spotify, JioSaavn, Apple Music, and YouTube via Zee Music Company. As an anthem tied to a specific film rather than a chart-topping standalone hit, its legacy is primarily as a soundtrack deep cut associated with Kangana Ranaut's Air Force-pilot role.