Spoken-word poetry artist Nayab Midha has released the official soundtrack for her acclaimed ‘Rajkumari’ intellectual property (IP), following the success of the Rajkumari India Tour and her sold-out performance at New Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium.
Titled ‘Rajkumari – The Nayab Song’, the track is presented by Nayab Midha and features vocals by Shruti Dhasmana. The song has been conceptualised, composed and written by Rajat Sood, with music co-composed by Metalpump.
The bilingual track brings together contemporary English hooks and Hindi poetry, carrying forward the themes of independence, self-worth and women’s empowerment that have been central to the Rajkumari production.
The lyrics challenge traditional ideas around women and relationships, while highlighting financial and emotional independence and fashion as a form of self-expression. The song also focuses on collective empowerment and challenges the idea that women are each other’s worst enemies.
Nayab Midha said, “Rajkumari has always been bigger than a show for me. It is a feeling and now it has a sound of its own. Every woman who has ever been told to shrink herself will find a piece of her own story in this song. I hope it travels the way the show has and reminds people wherever they hear it that they get to write their own ending.”
Rajat Sood said, “We wanted the song to feel like the last five minutes of the show, that surge you feel when Nayab tells every woman in the room that she is her own princess. Shruti’s voice and Metalpump’s production gave that moment a form that can now exist on its own, far beyond the stadium.”
The song follows the successful Rajkumari India Tour, which travelled across the country and culminated in Midha becoming the first spoken-word artist in India to headline a sold-out stadium show at Talkatora Stadium.
The stadium show also included a social impact initiative, with a portion of the proceeds directed towards Assam flood relief and the education of underprivileged children in partnership with Initiators Of Change.
Following the success of the India tour, Midha is now set to take Rajkumari to international audiences. Her North America tour will begin next week, covering the U.S. and Canada, before she heads to London’s Soho Theatre in November.
With the release of ‘Rajkumari – The Nayab Song’, the Rajkumari IP now expands beyond the live stage into music, giving audiences another way to engage with its message of independence and empowerment.
