Chai Ki Tapri: how India's Got Latent's viral song was really made
The full story of Chai Ki Tapri, made by Young AJ and UG Beats on Soundverse: the India's Got Latent takeover, the headlines, the official videos and the lyric video.
Quick answer: Chai Ki Tapri is the song from season two of India's Got Latent that India couldn't stop singing in 2026. It was made by two artists: Young AJ wrote the lyrics, and UG Beats (Utkarsh Godbole) arranged it by hand on Soundverse. After Rocking Goli performed it on the show on 20 June 2026, it went everywhere: about 500 million streams and views by July, as reported by Variety India, Hindustan Times, MediaBrief and Storyboard18, and #1 on YouTube's Top songs on Shorts chart for India on 22 August 2026. This page collects the full story (in English and Hindi), the official music videos and the lyric video.
Chai Ki Tapri: how India's Got Latent's viral song of 2026 was really made (English).
The song everyone heard
On 20 June 2026, in season two of Samay Raina's India's Got Latent, Rocking Goli walked on stage with a song nobody had heard before. Within seconds Alia Bhatt and Sharvari were on their feet. For months afterwards, India wouldn't stop singing it.
The story film on the Soundverse channel follows it from that night to the headlines, in nine short chapters:
| Time | Chapter |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | The song everyone heard |
| 0:28 | The takeover |
| 1:08 | Who made it? The makers |
| 1:49 | The twist |
| 2:14 | The startup behind it |
| 2:50 | The headlines |
| 3:44 | The problem |
| 4:30 | Doing right by the artists |
| 4:52 | Only the beginning |
Who made it
Two artists made Chai Ki Tapri. Young AJ wrote the lyrics. UG Beats, the producer and audio engineer Utkarsh Godbole, arranged it by hand on Soundverse. In Sourabh Pateriya's words to Variety India, Utkarsh "just wanted to make a fun Bollywood kind of track around 'Chai Ki Tapri', so that was his prompt."
That detail matters. A viral AI song is often imagined as one prompt and one click. This one had a lyricist who wrote the words and a producer who arranged it by hand.
The twist: finding out it was made on Soundverse
Soundverse didn't launch Chai Ki Tapri. The team found out the way everyone else did, when a friend sent a text: the song taking over the internet had been made on Soundverse. The film's "twist" and "startup behind it" chapters tell that part.
The headlines and the charts
The film sticks to sourced numbers:
- About 500 million streams and views across platforms, as reported by Variety India, Hindustan Times, MediaBrief and Storyboard18 in July 2026.
- #1 on YouTube's Top songs on Shorts chart for India on 22 August 2026, per charts.youtube.com.
- Billboard India featured it as the defining moment of India's AI music era, in its story Is your favourite song made by a machine?
Coverage also came from The Indian Express, News18, The Lallantop, TV9 Hindi, Analytics India Magazine and The Sunday Guardian.
The problem nobody talks about
Going viral isn't the same as being paid. The film's "problem" chapter covers the side of the story that rarely makes headlines: re-uploads of the song on channels that didn't make it, takedowns, and views that never reached the people who did. The last chapters cover what Soundverse did for the two artists, and why the team sees the song as only the beginning.
The official music videos
Two official music videos followed the takeover, both made with Soundverse AI.
The official music video featuring Samay and Sharvari was created on Soundverse by Utkarsh Godbole, complete with an AI-generated video, and released by Soundverse Records.
Chai Ki Tapri: official music video ft. Samay and Sharvari.
The animated official music video, Oye Hoye Kya Scene Hai, came out first, in August 2026.
Chai Ki Tapri: official music video, Soundverse x India's Got Latent.
The lyric video
The official lyric video credits Young AJ and UG Beats, and puts the hook lines on screen in a hand-drawn chai-stall style.
Chai Ki Tapri: official lyric video, Soundverse AI x India's Got Latent x Young AJ x UG Beats.
Chai Ki Tapri is streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and JioSaavn.
The full story in Hindi
The same film, recorded in Hindi, for everyone who sang along in Hindi.
चाय की टपरी: इंडियाज़ गॉट लेटेंट का वायरल गाना असल में कैसे बना (हिंदी में).
What you can take from it
Chai Ki Tapri is a useful case study if you make music yourself:
- Start with an idea people recognise. Utkarsh's starting point was a simple one: a fun Bollywood track about the chai stall.
- Write the words yourself, or with someone you trust. The lyrics came from Young AJ, not a generator. If you want help, the AI lyrics writer can draft, but the song lands on lines people want to sing.
- Arrange by ear. Generate, listen, keep what works, and rewrite the parts that don't with inpainting instead of starting over.
- Give it a video. Both official videos were made with Soundverse AI; the AI music video generator turns a song into one.
- Release it properly. A song that goes viral should be on the stores under your name. See how to release AI music on Spotify.
FAQ
Who made Chai Ki Tapri?
Young AJ wrote the lyrics and UG Beats (Utkarsh Godbole) arranged and produced it on Soundverse.
Where did the song first go viral?
On season two of India's Got Latent, when Rocking Goli performed it on 20 June 2026.
How big did it get?
About 500 million streams and views across platforms by July 2026, as reported by Variety India, Hindustan Times, MediaBrief and Storyboard18, and #1 on YouTube's Top songs on Shorts chart for India on 22 August 2026.
Was the music video made with AI?
Yes. The official music video featuring Samay and Sharvari was created on Soundverse with an AI-generated video, and the animated official video was also created with Soundverse AI.
Where can I stream it?
On Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and JioSaavn.
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