2020

Amit Trivedi has produced some fantastic compositions this year under his label AT Azaad. ‘Baithi Hai’ has got an evocative tune & lyrics. There is a pensive mood, sense of melancholy, and female pov here. The team of Trivedi + Anvita Dutt have always produced wonderful music (Queen, Bulbbul). -Mihir

Amit Trivedi had a great year with non-film music. I particularly appreciated Songs of Trace because his folk songs have started to become a bit predictable. Baithi has been very well written by Amitabhi and Amit has accentuated the ecstacy natural to Sharmistha's voice. -Akanksha

The female voice is wonderful and the orchestration is innovative. -Subrat

That addictive rhythm opens this song off, and the experimental sound effects continue throughout. The classical based melody is composed beautifully by Amit, and rendered just as skillfully by Sharmishta Chatterjee. The Qawwali-esque bit by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Amit Trivedi is the portion that seals the deal for me. -Rujul

Coming soon to a spa near you.:-) The raag is strong in this one which probably explains my liking for it despite the indifferent singing. -Shalini

Haunting music with unusual arrangement, lyrically heavy (Amitabh Bhattacharya), beautifully sung by Sharmistha Chatterjee. Overall, happy to hear Amit Trivedi's albums of different genres. -Vaishali

What is "Trance" about this song? Not the lyrics. Not the singing (very good). Not the music. Then what? -UVR

A classical-based but quirky composition. -Amborish

A haunting and addictive composition supported by Sharsmishta Chatterjee's brilliant singing and Anvita Dutt's great usage of words. Excellent stuff from Amit Trivedi. -Aman

Amit Trivedi's early film work has been more wild, inventive and experimental than these independent ones. Still, not bad. -Anup

Loved the way the song begins, the musical arrangement is outstanding and Chatterjee's voice feels powerfully in synch with the notes. -Trisha

Both Amit Trivedi and Sharmistha Chatterjee are in terrific form here. Loved the tranquil, groovy beats. I absolutely loved the imagery produced by the first stanza: 'Baithi hai maun saja ke, edhi pe zang lagaa ke. Aalna (nest) beech bhanwar mein, tinke pe aas laga ke'. The artwork that accompanies this song's video also captures this visual so well. Amit Trivedi's vocal section is also enchanting. I liked how the is written from the third-person perspective instead of the common first-person perspective ('baithi hai', not 'baithi hoon') -- I think that makes the song a little more interesting and unique than it would have been otherwise. -Vishal

Sounds like it is based on Puriya Dhanashree. -Aditya

One of the outcomes of the reduced number of movie releases this year was film composers increasingly becoming active in the indie space, and one of the people who made the most of this was Amit Trivedi. And this was the best song the man released in the year - wonderful classical-based fusion that is delivered equally well by Sharmishtha Chatterjee. -Vipin