2020

Loved Javed Akhtar's analogy of comparing 'desire' to those fireflies that light up in the darkest of nights. Both, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunny Hindustani are in full form and sound splendid! -Vishal

Wonderfully sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Sunny. -Anish

The title hook music is good, otherwise nothing exceptional. -Aman

A great composition, and written well too. -Amborish

My pick of the album (Panga). Just the opening notes by Shankar Mahadevan are enough to pull you into the song. The song has got a soaring melody, sufi/spiritual tone, Javed sahab's verses, and competent vocals of Shankar & Sunny. Lovely jugalbandi between the two fantastic singers. -Mihir

A song with no pretenses, just simple, small pleasures. -Shalini

An engaging SEL melody that is pleasant in all aspects but doesn't stand out. -Krithikaa

Run of the mill stuff. -Subrat

The lyrics begin well, but end up disappointing. Still, a nice uplifting feel to the song. -Trisha

A fresh Qawwali that lifts up your mood instantly, both lyrically and musically. The hookline packs a punch, and Shankar and Sunny perform a wonderful jugalbandi. This was probably a teaser for the greatness that SEL would bring later in Bandish Bandits. -Rujul

Sunny's "Rs" are weird: nagar, dagar-dagar, raat bhar, magar! Javed Akhtar weaves some interesting phrases here, but the singing is a deal-breaker for me. -UVR