2023

Possibly the best song of the year! it does its own thing, no playbook to follow and every second is an utmost pleasure. -Harsh

Memorable song with a lively arrangement. The song is differently sung by Arijit - different than his usual offerings which tend to sound the same in many of his songs. Good interludes, wonderful use of chorus, lovely percussion and prominent support by a good bass guitarist. The song has the spirit and energy of 'Shola Jo Bhadke'. Reminded me of similar works by C. Ramchandra and O.P. Nayyar. -Sunil

A very enjoyable pastiche of what would be a Rafi-Shammi style number -- Arijit's throw is so on-point that you know exactly which singer is being evoked here. Different styles of singing in the three female voices uses, all very old-fashioned and charming. Lyrically very fun too with a dash of nonsense (Havana etc). 'Fauji aaj tipsy ho gaya' is a great line, and I'm not surprised it's Shellee, who knows his way around colloquial Punjabi like very few. -Zico

Kishore Kumar's spirit enters Arijit! So much fun! -Akanksha

Rehman in Hindi never resonated with me. Music/composition is good but, not for me. -Pranav

Always good to see Rahman do a pastiche, and have fun with it. Arijit is great! -Tatsam

Wait! Arijit has a different sound/voice? The song is a long one but everyone seems to be having so much fun. -Ketan

A different Arijit. The song has the Slow Motion Rangreza feel to it. Nice overall. -Subrat

A delightfully quirky sounding Arijit Singh is the highlight of this A R Rahman track that treads along the Matargashti path in paying tribute to yesteryear songs. -Vipin

A marvelous zinger - what fun it must have been for the vocalists to record this, the retro sounding tinges and flows from the leads being the icing on the cake - close your eyes and it isn't hard to see Shammi Kapoor on screen! The arrangements are simple, leaning heavily on strings, but as is the case with Rahman's work, they go places and how. -Shasank

Great song, wonderfully sung. -Ashwini

Arijit brings in the Dev Anand/Shammi Kapoor/Rafi emotions to this son ; the first interlude strings are composed innovatively. -Pradeep