2022

The singing and the interludes (veena) take this song to the next level .. -Pradeep

Probably a contender for song of the year, Pritam delivers a knocker of a melody to keep up with the pressures of delivering the primary promotional number of what was arguably a watershed movie for Bollywood in the year. Pritam has outdone himself in delivering unique melodies for template scenarios in films this year and Kesariya is a prime example. He sticks to the soft rock genre, which is a big forte for him, but layers effective arrangements all around to keep the song peppy and solid even without its melody. The melody is a beauty, unconventional at times and always uplifting. Striking guitar work at all the levels - bass, rhythm, and lead. Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics, while sufficient, are all over the place in terms of sincerity, much like the movie's plot. Arijit's singing is capable and effective as always, but pales in comparison to the Sid Sriram version of the song in Tamizh. -Shasank

Arijit is getting to be very repetitive. These lyrics deserved a better melody and better singing. -Anuradha

Exaggerated. Amitabh Bhattacharya descends to using "lav sToriyaa.N"! -Ashok

Except the love storiyaan bit, the song is perfect. Arijit Singh is very good. -Pankaj

So Pritam! But Arijit takes this few notches higher with his craft to lift what are otherwise repetitive antaras. -Meera

Blah! -Arun

I know the song got a lot of flak for "lovestoriyaan". But if we let hinglish pass in other songs I am good with this one. I enjoy this song each time I hear it. Lovely. It is the song of the year for me along with deva deva. -Neha

Nice song, well sung. Doesn't require any more versions for Instagram purposes. -Tatsam

Not badly done but somehow feels very formulaic (e.g. extended forays in the upper octave). -Sanjeev

Coloured in all things awesome and Arijit. -Sukanya

Arijit's singing makes this song sound harder than it is. -Ketan

We all ended up liking this song, didn't we? Also, I *like* 'love storiyaan'. -Zico