रसिया बलमा

The only track in the Mastiii 4 (2025) album not composed by Meet Bros, 'Rasiya Balama' is the work of the Sanjeev-Darshan duo (separate from Meet Bros' Darshan Singh) — the composer pair known for their folk-infused Bollywood work. Featuring Darshan Rathod and Payal Dev, the medium-fast duet draws on Braj Bhasha vocabulary ('rasiya,' 'balama') to create the album's most culturally rooted track. The dholak-led folk base gives the song its festive wedding-ready quality.

Sanjeev-Darshan build 'Rasiya Balama' on a dholak-harmonium foundation before introducing synth and strings — a layering technique that allows the song to work both as a traditional folk number and a contemporary Bollywood dance song. Darshan Rathod (known for romantic ballads) steps slightly outside his usual comfort zone for the more playful folk register, while Payal Dev (who excels at folk-pop crossovers) is entirely at home in the material.

Sanjeev Chaturvedi's lyric is rooted in Braj Bhasha folk poetry: 'rasiya balama' is an address to a beloved Krishna-figure, the 'rasiya' (lover of rasa/pleasure) and 'balama' (beloved). This Vaishnav folk poetic register — where romantic address is simultaneously devotional — gives the song a depth beyond its surface festivity.

The inclusion of Sanjeev-Darshan as second composers alongside Meet Bros gave Mastiii 4 its only genuinely folk-rooted contribution. Payal Dev and Darshan Rathod's pairing was motivated by their established chemistry on previous Bollywood folk numbers — both have recorded multiple folk-pop crossovers in the 2020s.

As the album's folk outlier, 'Rasiya Balama' demonstrates that even within the constraints of an adult comedy franchise, there is room for musically rooted folk performance. The Sanjeev-Darshan compositions have consistently found wedding playlist placement beyond their film's theatrical life.