India, Nov. 29 -- Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's posthumous release Barota landed on his official YouTube channel on Friday. Within the first three hours, the video crossed 2.2 million views, drawing more than 7,00,000 likes and a flood of comments from listeners who have continued to follow his music since he died in 2022.

The song runs a little over four minutes and began climbing rapidly the moment it appeared online. The first ten minutes alone saw over 2,00,000 likes, showing the scale of anticipation around Moosewala's unreleased catalogue. By the third hour, comments had crossed the 5,00,000 mark, with users posting everything from quick reviews to running jokes. The song currently has over 15 million views.

Barota carries some...