This song really brings tears to the eye. The lyrics are simple yet touching! Everyone can relate to them. -Aditya

A wonderful example of intimate micing (popularized in recent times by शांतनु मोइत्रा!). Very touching words. -Chetan

'par a.Ndhere se Darataa huu.N mai.n maa.N' - How can anybody not be moved by these words? -Karthik

A child's emotional insecurities superbly depicted by Prasoon. -Manish

The lyrics are extremely evocative. They have गुलज़ार like abstractions, but still strikingly original. The chorus sections are heart warming. -Aditya

One of the most apt title songs in a film last year. -Karthik

Simple flowing, meaningful lyrics. -Manish

Amazing lyrics - a clever tribute to Majaaz - the poet. -Aditya

The mukha.Daa for the track is one of the most refreshing things to come out of 2007. -George

Good packaging. Decent tune and singing. Nice progression and finishing. -Chetan

राहत फ़तेह अली ख़ान gets a wonderful song to exercise his vocal chords. -George

As good as मिथुन's Tose naina laage. SEL dig amazingly into a raag that I could identify in Carnatic as 'Reetigowlai' - lovely work! -Karthik

I think I like Mahalaxmi's voice as much as SEL themselves do. -UVR

Despite a small 'inspiration' from a pakistani song, प्रीतम has added a lot of his own touch to make this one of the best songs of 2007. The antaras are absolutely mindblowing. सोहम's singing is top notch, so are the lyrics. -Aditya

Great tune. Could be a case of over-arranging, but still carries through. Wonderful singing. Words are also good and fit the tune nicely. -Chetan

One of the best song of the year in all aspects. -Yunus

The 'dam daara' refrain is the highlight of this song. Add to that गुलज़ार's penchant for using unusual words like be-swadi. -Aditya

Love the tune. Singing could have been better. -Chetan

Rahman's second ace in गुरू - delightful music. -Karthik

'tere bina sonaa peetal, tere sang keekar peepal!' गुलज़ार at or near his best! :) -UVR

The best song of the album. हरिहरन sings very well, interspresing the song with interesting murkis every now and then. -Aditya

The lovely opening refrain and the break into festive guitar-backed dance make this song work; अलका याग्निक seems like a weak choice given हरिहरन's presence, but she passes muster; the accordion works wonderfully in the interludes. -George

Awesome combination of Rahman's resonant music, Harihran's vocals and गुलज़ार's words. -Karthik

A combo of Ghazal and Qawwali. Nice composition, amazing singing. -Yunus

A jazzy number, the base guitar in the background and the brass pieces that punctuate the vocals are out of this world. Lyrics are top class - typically गुलज़ार and go well with the surreal nature of the film. -Aditya

Appropriate singing, though a bit overdone. Adnan is a lot better than his usual low-complexity stuff! -Chetan

Composed almost like a qawaali, but the orchestration (especially the violin pieces in the interludes) is very different. The songs takes time to get used to but after a few listenings hooks you on hopelessly. What lovely lines - 'ye jahaan faanii hai, bulabulaa hai paanii hai' -Aditya

Good elements in the song. Starts a little weak but the "qawwali" type - yet original - setting picks up and gets quite groovy. Vishal's singing is blah. The other 2 rock. -Chetan

Vishal and गुलज़ार manage a coup yet again as they explore the dark, hypnotic world of the smoker where shards of light are drawn through curtains of smoke. -George

Lyrics that only गुलज़ार can conceive, handled incredibly by Vishal's music and the vocal trio carry it brilliantly. -Karthik

Beautiful composition that captures the longing for love. Minimal orchestration. -Aditya

Haunting melody. Good re-interpretation of classical. Liked the chorus refrain. -Chetan

Minimalist composition in terms of orchestration, the violin pieces have an operatic touch. -Aditya

Great singing considering they are kids! Good composing and arrangement. Liked the imagery. -Chetan

Although relegated to just one song on the soundtrack, संदेश शांडिल्य employed उस्ताद राशिद ख़ान's trained voice in a soft ballad that bathes in a fusion of styles and sounds, but unfortunately doesn't seem to exploit the classical stalwart as much as it should have (it seems reminiscent of a similar exercise in 'Kisna', the film that marked the first appearance of उस्ताद राशिद ख़ान on a Bollywood soundtrack) -George

Rashid Khan is a better singer than this, but it's still the best song from the film. -UVR

My favourite song in 2007. The sufiana feeling is so well captured by the tune and the azaan-like call of "ishq hai" in the backdrop, and the chant of "maula mere maula" in the foreground. I absolutely love the sarangi in the second interlude, which seamlessly blends into flute. -Aditya

मिथुन snags a coup with these meditative songs aided by some fine singing. -George

One of Roop Kumar Rathod's best in 2007. Incredibly beautiful imagination by मिथुन. -Karthik

When it comes to "nonsense" children songs, there is no one who can match गुलज़ार. -Aditya

It would seem that the Vishal/गुलज़ार combination can do no wrong when it comes to songs for films for children. -George

Spunky singing from Sunidhi. Tune is decent and has come together well with the arrangement etc. Quite a rage. -Chetan

AWESOME singing by Sunidhi! -UVR

Sounds dangerously close in tune and feel to 'laaka.D' from Omkaara. Otherwise an evocative song. -Aditya

All departments deliver. कृष्णा is a revealation although the "sufish" genre has become quite a fad these days. -Chetan

The lyrics get splendid treatment from सलीम-सुलेमान's arrangement and कृष्णा's impassioned vocals. -George

Great song, very rockish in composition, sung expertly by KK. The guitar work is amazing. -Aditya

प्रीतम at his best. -Karthik

Nice texture. Interesting new voice - slight tendency to overemote. Overall effect is good. -Chetan

The vocal channels S. D. Burman in the lyricless refrain and the percussion strongly echoes 'meghaa chhaaye' from Sharmilee. -George

For some reason, I LOVED this song! -UVR

Another brilliant song that takes one to the spiritual level. Borrows a line of tune from the maula mere maula but to great effect. -Aditya

Very atmospheric song. Kshitij alone might have earned a better score from me. -Chetan

मिथुन's best in 2007 - and just about beats any composer last year. -Karthik

The Arabic feel is well captured by the music. The singer is good, but her pronunciation makes गुलज़ार's lyrics difficult to follow. -Aditya

Quite the rage. Interesting middle-eastern touch blending into Indian folk. Singing could have been better. -Chetan

An interesting mix of Turkish music and Gujarati folk. -George

Outstanding song! The odd diction makes it that much more interesting :). -UVR

This is an underrated song. It's not just an item number. Beautiful lyrics and brilliant singing. -Yunus

Interesting composition, stretched the (male) singer a tad too much. -Chetan

Jayesh Gandhi dresses Manoj Tapadia's lyrics in an aurally soothing pop ballad mix complete with the passing dominant seventh, a major seventh and a diminished seventh; रूपकुमार राठौड़ and महालक्ष्मी अय्यर trade vocal finesse; the interludes are delicious. -George

Small film, big song. Impressive. -Yunus

Song fits perfectly with the theme of the film. Structured like a rock song with elements of Indian classical music well integrated. -Aditya

It's a pity that so much time (more than two years) passed since the soundtrack's release before the film hit the marquee; Indian Ocean's uniquely eclectic music blends jazz and Indian classical idioms (among other elements) to lend पीयूष मिश्रा's dark lyrics an ineluctable pitch black texture of sombre mood. -George

The opening lines 'peele peele se jungle me.n?' are wonderful. Very surreal but so vividly visual. -Aditya

A slightly weak beginning. Picks up well later. -Chetan

Liked the singing, decently composed song. -Chetan

This is one of the most beautifully written songs this year. Mohit's singing is great. -Yunus

Nice composition, sung very well by शैल हाडा. -Aditya

Impressed with the new entrant singer. Should rate him higher but for some rough edges! -Chetan

The arrangements are pleasant for this catchy melody, शैल हाडा threatens to be a Kunal Ganjawala clone and the appearance of Bb as an accidental chord for colour in the a.ntaraas jars a bit. -George

Starts of with operatic vocals, before the rich baritone of the singer takes over. The faint echoes in the song gives it an ominous feel. Lyrics are flat-out classic. -Aditya