सदके सदके

Sadke Sadke (सदके सदके) is one of the folk-flavoured highlights of the Dhak Dhak (2023) soundtrack, sung by singer-composer Rashmeet Kaur and written and composed by Osho Jain, who built the track around the hook line of a much older, well-known Punjabi folk song, 'Sadke Sadke Jaandiya Mutiyare Ni', while penning an entirely new verse to fit the film. Released on 13 October 2023 by Zee Music Company alongside the rest of the Dhak Dhak album, the song sits in a soundtrack built almost entirely from independently commissioned single tracks by different singer-songwriters — Jasmine Sandlas, Rishi Dutta, Mohan Kannan, Anurag Saikia and Osho Jain among them — rather than a single unified music-director credit, reflecting a now-common Hindi film scoring approach of assembling a soundtrack from several boutique artists. In Tarun Dudeja's road drama about four women riding motorcycles from Delhi to Khardung La, Sadke Sadke supplies one of the lighter, celebratory beats amid the film's more introspective, feminist-themed narrative.

Osho Jain, who both composed and wrote Sadke Sadke, built the track by lifting the instantly recognisable hook of the folk song 'Sadke Sadke Jaandiya Mutiyare Ni' and wrapping it in a contemporary production of dholak, guitar and a light, danceable arrangement suited to Rashmeet Kaur's expressive, punchy vocal delivery. The approach — old folk hook, new verse — is a well-worn but effective device in Hindi film music, letting the song feel instantly familiar to audiences even on first listen while giving Jain room to shape a fresh identity for the film moment it accompanies.

The lyric leans entirely on the folk-poetic register of Punjabi wedding and celebration songs, where 'sadke' (I'd give myself for you) and 'mutiyaar' (a young woman) are stock terms of playful, affectionate address rather than romantic longing aimed at one person — the song reads as a communal, celebratory chant rather than a personal ballad, which suits its use as an ensemble, feel-good moment in the film.

Dhak Dhak (2023), written and directed by Tarun Dudeja and produced by Ajit Andhare, Kevin Vaz, Pranjal Khandhdiya and Taapsee Pannu under BLM Pictures, Outsider Films Productions and Viacom18 Studios, follows four women from very different backgrounds — played by Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanjana Sanghi — who ride motorcycles from Delhi to Khardung La, the world's highest motorable pass, on a journey that doubles as one of self-discovery against a patriarchal society. Released on 13 October 2023, the film wove together several independently produced single tracks for its soundtrack, of which Sadke Sadke supplies one of the lighter, community-and-camaraderie beats amid the film's heavier emotional terrain.

Sadke Sadke has not charted internationally or broken streaming records, but it remains a recognisable folk-pop entry in the Dhak Dhak soundtrack, valued for reviving a beloved older Punjabi hook for a new film audience — a modest but well-liked addition to Rashmeet Kaur's and Osho Jain's discography rather than a chart-topping single.