Reminiscent of "ishq bina" from Taal, which I like a lot. -Zafar

The composition and arrangement is pretty run-of-the-mill, but then since movie requires it, nadaswaram is added which sounds out of place. -Pranav

The singing is average but the bigger letdown is in the music -Ketan

Melodious -Parul

A melodious track by SEL lightened up Arijit’s beautiful rendition. Chinmayi’s voice has got unique texture which makes the song more special. South Indian orchestration in the interlude gives it a special touch. One of the favorite tracks this year. -Mihir M

Beautiful chorus and clichéd music with amalgamation of North and South. Done too many times over and sounds very AR Rehmanish. Lyrics are simple but still soul stirring. Arijit Singh delivers well but female singer sounds nasal and doesn't give the oomph effect. Loved it overall. -Sowmya

Definitely catchy, I'm sure the tag line sticks easily with listeners - but can't help feel like it's a mashup of "Rangrej", "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" and a few others. I've definitely gotten used to the "same-octave" singing by male/female, though it's clever how she hops up for the "refrain" to sing one octave above. Nadaswaram signifies some sort of "national integration" theme? Enough with the Sufi/Ranjha/Magan/etc. thing already? -Sanjeev

2 States was one of my favorite soundtracks of the year. SEL were totally rocking as was Arijit! -Hemendra

Stands out in Arijit's overdose this year! -Arun

Chinmayi Sripada was a good find. The song has a soothing sound, The Naadaswaram, mridangam combo was a good touch given the theme of the film. -Sunil

Lovely lyrics, singing and music from north n south in parts. -Bharathi

ये बरस अरिजीत की नाम ही रहा है। उन्होंने कई गीतों में अपनी आवाज़ की सीमाओं का सही उपयोग किया है। ये गाना उन्हीं में से एक है। चिन्मयी को सुनना अच्छा लगता है। शंकर अहसान लॉय का जादू कायम है। अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य के अच्छे बोल। 'इश्क़ की धूनी' सुंदर प्रयोग। -यूनुस

इस कहानी में 'बाधा दौड़' का अन्त शादी पर होना है। यह गीत उसका एहसास संगीत में पहले ही करवाता है। बोलों में 'उत्कट' भाव, अरिजित की अावाज़ जैसे उन्हें पवित्र भाव देती है। -मिहिर पं.