2021

Beautifully sung, wonderfully composed, thoughtfully written. One of the best songs of the year. It slowly grows on you. It reminds me of Rone De from Maqbool. -Pankaj

The huskiness in Pratibha’s voice is more prominent here, perhaps because of the pitch at which she sings the song in.The second antara, which arrives at the 3:24 mark, adds a nice melodic layer to the song and implores you to engage with it more keenly as a listener. -Anish

Wordsmith at play. -Nishant

The Gulzar baritone is still powerful which makes the slight tremble of old age even more heartbreaking to hear. -Shalini

This reminds me of 'urdu blues' (like the album Halka Nasha) invented by Hariharan. -Vishal

I found Gulzar's lead-in recitation in the prelude a tad distracting: not mixed well, too harsh to my ears. Pratibha's voice is to die for! The music fits the mood perfectly. "door se bhi nahin chhua usne, apni aisi hi zaat hai shaayad" and "aa.Nkh gaharii davaat hai shaayad" -- Gulzar in a killer mood! By the way, it's "be*k*araa.N", Pratibha (sigh!). -UVR

Vaguely Nandkauns-based. -Sanjeev

Missing Asha Bhosle dearly here, but Pratibha has done an able job! Lovely words: Waqt sab darz karta rehta hai, aankh gehri dawaat hai shaayad. -Arun

A very poetic song that weaves the music around each word deliberately and thoughtfully. -Vaidehi

Felt the feel and treatment was very similar to bahatii bhi nahi aankhen. -Sumi

I wonder the same thing again why was Gulzar associated with this track. -Aman

Powerful words let down by a lacklustre composition. -Sukanya

Old fashioned ghazal gorgeously paired with some electronic and wind instruments. Pratibha Singh hits this out of the park, every murki gentle, reminding of Asha Bhosle style ghazals. -Suanshu