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"Jab Talak" is the free-spirited love song from Cocktail 2 (2026), released by Universal Music India on 16 April 2026 as the film's first single. Composed by Pritam with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, it is led by Arijit Singh and AKASA, with additional vocals from Madhubanti Bagchi, and was filmed by director Homi Adajania with Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon. The lyric celebrates a love so all-consuming that the narrator keeps dancing and living fully for exactly as long as the other allows — a surrender that shuts out the rest of the world. As the soundtrack's opening release, it set the tone for Cocktail 2: romantic, energetic and built around the Pritam–Amitabh Bhattacharya partnership that defined the original film's music.
Jab Talak Romanized Lyrics
Romanized version
[Chorus]
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Hai thoda besura par dil mein taal hai
Isko hum naachne se tokein kab talak?
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
[Verse 1]
Nachchaan aaj main shukar mana ke
Sone yaar tonh nazrein mila ke
Mainu lor kise di koi na
Saare jag di laaj bhula ke
Chal mood banake sufi, thodi kar lein bewakoofi
Choolhe mein jaaye mitra, duniya bhar ki masroofi
Pairon ko par lagne se rokeon kab talak
[Chorus]
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
[Antara / Verse 2]
Ve raanjha aag hai jitni idhar lagi
Tu bhi maan le dugni udhar lagi
Dono dil hi barabar jhulas gaye
Pher.. jaan de kitni kidhar lagi
Ajj yaar de karke sadqe, maine pyale pyale gatke
Chal dekhein dil patri se, aakhir kab tak na bhatke
Denge bhi ik dooje ko dhokhe kab talak
[Chorus & Outro]
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Behki jawaniyaan jaise barood hain
Dekhein uthte nahin hain shole kab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Main naachun tab talak, tu bole jab talak
Original (Hindi) version
[Chorus]
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
है थोड़ा बेसुरा पर दिल में ताल है
इसको हम नाचने से टोकें कब तलक?
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
[Verse 1]
नच्चां आज मैं शुकर मना के
सोहणे यार तों नज़रें मिला के
मैनु लोड किसे दी कोई ना
सारे जग दी लाज़ भुला के
चल मूड बनाके सूफ़ी, थोड़ी कर लें बेवकूफ़ी
चूल्हे में जाए मित्रा, दुनिया भर की मसरूफ़ी
पैरों को पर लगने से रोकें कब तलक
[Chorus]
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
[Antara / Verse 2]
वे राँझा आग है जितनी इधर लगी
तू भी मान ले दुगनी उधर लगी
दोनों दिल ही बराबर झुलस गए
फेर... जाण दे कितनी किधर लगी
अज्ज यार दे करके सदक़े, मैंने प्याले-प्याले गटके
चल देखें दिल पटरी से, आख़िर कब तक ना भटके
देंगे भी इक दूजे को धोखे कब तलक
[Chorus & Outro]
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
बहकी जवानियाँ जैसे बारूद हैं
देखें उठते नहीं हैं शोले कब तलक!
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
मैं नाचूँ तब तलक, तू बोले जब तलक
Song Details
- Singer
- Arijit Singh, AKASA, Madhubanti Bagchi
- Composer
- Pritam
- Lyricist
- Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Genre
- Bollywood, Pop
- Album
- Cocktail 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Released
- Apr 16, 2026
- Language
- Hindi
- Views
- 8
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💭 Meaning of "Jab Talak" Song Lyrics
Meaning of "Jab Talak"
"Jab Talak" means "as long as" — and the phrase is the whole emotional logic of the song. The narrators pledge to keep dancing, keep living, keep loving for exactly as long as the other lets them: the beloved's presence is the only condition under which life feels worth fully inhabiting.
Amitabh Bhattacharya writes it as a celebration of surrender rather than anxiety — a love that deliberately ignores the outside world, its judgements and its clocks, and chooses the moment instead. The "as long as" is not a fear of the end so much as a decision to pour everything into the time there is.
Sung between Arijit Singh and AKASA, it plays as a shared abandon — two people egging each other on into the same free-spirited, all-or-nothing devotion, fitting for a film franchise built around love, friendship and impulsive living.
🎬 Behind the song: how "Jab Talak" was made
Production Notes
- Vocals: Arijit Singh and AKASA, with additional vocals by Madhubanti Bagchi.
- Music: Pritam.
- Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya.
- Label: Universal Music India.
- Film: Cocktail 2 (dir. Homi Adajania, Maddock Films), releasing 19 June 2026; video features Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon.
- Release: 16 April 2026, as the first single from the soundtrack.
- Sound: an energetic, free-spirited romantic record — Arijit Singh and AKASA trading an all-or-nothing love song.
🌍 "Jab Talak" — Cultural impact & legacy
Cultural Context
As the lead single, "Jab Talak" carried the job of reintroducing the Cocktail franchise's music for a new film. By putting Arijit Singh back together with Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya — the kind of pairing that powered the original — it signalled continuity, while handing the female lead to AKASA pointed to a fresher, more contemporary energy.
The roll-out also reflects how Hindi film soundtracks are now released: not as one album drop but as a staggered run of singles, each with a marquee video, building anticipation across the months before a film opens. "Jab Talak" opened that campaign for Cocktail 2, followed by "Mashooqa", "Tujhko" and "Vallah".
📖 What is "Jab Talak Song Lyrics" about?
"Jab Talak" is the first single from the Cocktail 2 (2026) soundtrack, released by Universal Music India on 16 April 2026. Composed by Pritam with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, it is led by Arijit Singh and AKASA, with additional vocals from Madhubanti Bagchi.
Directed as a video by Homi Adajania and featuring Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon, it was the soundtrack's opening statement — the song that introduced the sequel's sound months ahead of the film's 19 June 2026 release.
⭐ Behind the song trivia
- "Jab Talak" was the first single released from the Cocktail 2 soundtrack, on 16 April 2026.
- It reunites Arijit Singh with composer Pritam and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, the team behind the original Cocktail (2012).
- The title "Jab Talak" means "as long as" — the phrase the whole love song is built around.
- AKASA, who co-leads the song, is known for the viral hit "Naagin" with Aastha Gill.
❓ Jab Talak — Frequently asked questions
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👥 Credits
| Vocals | Arijit Singh, AKASA, Madhubanti Bagchi |
|---|---|
| Composer | Pritam |
| Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya |
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