2021

As Pratibha sings “ek aandhi si chalti hai, bauraayi si aankhon mein….”, you can’t help but notice how beautifully she has emoted the verses written by Gulzar. -Anish

Excellent in every department. Pratibha's voice texture is just right: warmth, breathiness, bass-midrange-treble profile, throw and enunciation. Deepak Pandit's music is great for Gulzar's poetry. I'll call this a "musalsal Ghazal" for the format it follows, but pedantically speaking it's a Ghazalnuma nazm perhaps, because it has no matla. Leave aside the academic discussion -- Gulzar weaves another brilliant tapestry of words which envelops you as a soft pashmina shawl would in a cold forlorn Kashmir winter. -UVR

"Gulzar" should be a genre/mood of it's own. :-) So many "Gulzarisms" in this - maazi, khali maakan, khushk" - that the heart and "aankh" bhar gayen. :-D. -Shalini

I wonder why was Gulzar associated with this track. -Aman

Gulzar saab is excellent, music and singing leaves much to be desired.
kuchh log naye aakar
Thahare hai.n saraay me.n
un pichhale gharano.n me.n
ab koii nahii.n rahataa. -Arun

Deepak Pandit does a fine job.. but it still misses the mark by a whisker. Gulzar’s words, as usual are lovely. -Suanshu

Something conspiciously halfhearted about it. -Sukanya

Ahir Bhairav base, nice melody, and well-sung. -Sanjeev

A soft melodic number. -Sumi

Music quotient on the 'drier' side. -Nishant

The song is just beautiful. Words cannot describe its wonderfulness. -Vaidehi