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Haryanvi song ‘Ab Tera Beta Mera Hai’ is Indian women’s new anthem against mama’s boys

The viral Haryanvi banger is a pushback against overbearing in-laws, as well as the manchildren who refuse to take a stand for their partners.

In the endless scroll of Instagram Reels and its viral trends that hardly last a week, a new chatpata Haryanvi song has taken over everyone’s feed. “Ab Tera Beta Mera Hai” is a punchy earworm that is both addictive and quietly subversive. It has become the anthem of a generation of Indian girls who are tired of the classic mama’s boy setup that continues to shape marriages.

For generations, the Indian son has been raised as the undisputed “raja beta” — the centre of the family universe. He is granted freedom and indulgence so long as he maintains an unwavering loyalty to his family. The result? A grown man who struggles to cut the emotional umbilical cord, caught between his mother and his wife. He finds it easier to appease........

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