2023

A simple folksy melody that appears to draw from Bengali music, something composer Shantanu Moitra has done in the past as well, to great effect. A worthy addition to the illustrious list of songs that the composer has done with Swanand Kirkire, and Shreya Ghoshal. Love the use of "nouka" here, not often that one gets to hear the word these days. -Vipin

Beautiful in its simplicity. Evokes a very serene feeling. Shantanu, Swanand and Shreya are a very formidable combination. -Sunil

I will deduct one point because the best part -- you know which one -- is melodically derivative of a Baul song: 'Tomay Hrid Majhare rakhibo'. It brought to my mind one of my favourite Amit Trivedi tracks, 'Dhak Dhuk', and how artfully Trivedi distills the essense of folk, rather than the way it is done here, where the 'inspiration' is rather direct. -Zico

Extra points for music - extremely well designed rhythm. -Pranav

Decent track overall… the better-than-average lyric has been well served. -Guri

Nice folks based tune with a lovely flute. Shreya is in screechy territory. -Ketan

Bengali folk, typical Shantanu Moitra, but strangely I found the beat too cheerful for the melancholy mood it is supposed to portray. -Ashwini

Nice folk melody around a boat theme, the melody change in first interlude surprised me as it’s a very traditional Carnatic scale. -Pradeep

A twist on folk tunes. -Akanksha

Shreya Ghoshal, Swanand Kirkire in 9/10 form. -Tatsam

Sweet, uncomplicated melody… a dying breed? -Armeen

A track very much like Shantanu Moitra's general body of work in its overall feel, the beautiful interludes using flutes and organs and the base layers with strings and keys add a beautiful overall atmosphere. Shreya Goshal carries the straight forward and pleasant melody and lyrics very well and delivers some wonderful aalaaps. -Shasank

Didn't realise there were so many albums of Shantanu Moitra this year. But everything sounds like plucked out of Moitra's library some two decades back. -Subrat