Satinder Sartaaj: "I Am Deeply In Love With My Zubaan" | Tarannum Thind | Homecoming

Dr. Satinder Sartaaj is a poet first — a fact he states plainly and repeatedly, and one that explains almost everything else about him. Across albums like Sartaaj, Aalam-Aara, Benazir, Hind Ki Chadar and Travel Diaries, and playback work spanning Mission Raniganj and Sky Force, he has built a body of work that treats the Punjabi language as something to be honoured rather than used. In 2026 a single line of his on "Jaiye Sajana" from Dhurandhar: The Revenge, sung alongside Jasmine Sandlas and composed by Shashwat Sachdev, became one of the most talked-about moments in Indian film music.In this episode of Homecoming With Homeland, host Tarannum Thind sits with Satinder Sartaaj in the hills above Chandigarh for a conversation that keeps drifting, happily, away from the expected. He tells the full story behind that Dhurandhar line for the first time — the call that reached him through his sound engineer while he was setting up for a Ludhiana concert, the fact that he had no idea he was speaking to the film's music director until the man told him, the tube mic at his home studio that takes forty minutes just to warm up, and the fifteen minutes in which the line was written, composed and sent while the producers were knocking on a door in Mumbai waiting for the print. He also explains, firmly, why he thinks it's unfair to weigh one line against an entire film, and why the credit belongs to the people who built it.As part of this tour, one thousand trees will be planted in Satinder Sartaaj's name in partnership with the Roundglass Foundation.Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to Tarannum Thind for more inspiring conversations with visionaries and icons on Homecoming With Homeland. Watch the full episode now! ☕🎙️👉 Subscribe to Tarannum Thind: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3m5BS-yZ7humunn6-Gwoiw?sub_confirmation=1#SatinderSartaaj #HomecomingWithHomeland #TarannumThind #JaiyeSajana #Dhurandhar #PunjabiMusic #SufiMusic #PunjabiPoetry #Shayari #PunjabiPodcast #Homeland #IndianPodcastWatch Other Podcasts By Tarannum Thind -Homecoming With Homeland - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwwDKSbQCA-QUnctrlrhIkpTmfarhtNcSChait With T - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwwDKSbQCA-QbbytbnvZGQtF-pCEQSzLEHomecoming with Tarannum Thind ❤️After nearly 30 years away, Tarannum Thind returned home not just to a place, but to the stories, memories, and connections that shaped her journey.Homecoming is a conversation series that brings together some of India's most influential artists for intimate, unfiltered discussions about life beyond the spotlight. Through stories of ambition, sacrifice, identity, success, and belonging, artists reflect on where they came from, what they've overcome, and the moments that defined them.Inspired by Tarannum's own homecoming, the series explores a universal truth: no matter how far life takes us, our roots continue to shape who we become.These are not just conversations about careers. They are conversations about coming home.