2023

A wholly original composition. -Harsh

A moody piano layer wonderfully anchors this piece mostly designed as a soundtrack piece supporting a volatile scene from the movie, it works perfectly to fulfill the needed effect. The use of strings as a punch up in select places, is just cerebral stuff. Not much room for Gulzar saheb to play with in terms of lyrics and while Khatija Rahman does a fine job with the vocals, one can't help but wonder what this would have sounded like, if voiced by a more seasoned singer. -Shasank

Minor AR Rahman. I don't really see this as a song so much as an extension of the BGM. -Zico

Awkward melody. -Guri

Nice melody, nice instrumentation though the echo effect in the voice makes it a bit weird. Yet another composition with a soft piano as the base. -Ketan

ARR seems jaded. Gulzar's lyrics are serviceable. Arijit does his usual stuff. Unremarkable from a combo that's given us great tracks in the past. -Subrat

Rahman's orchestration in this is the boldest it's ever been in recent years. -Tatsam

From minimalistic to lush orchestratal arrangement with lovely harmonic vocals by Khatija. Gulzar can infuse poetry anywhere beautifully. -Sunil

The pairing of western classical instrumentation with traditional lyrics makes it appealing. -Ashwini

Song may be good in movie situation but on its own, it’s predictable. Extra point for lovely piano chords. -Pranav

ARR uses the strings to bring the sombre mood. -Pradeep

I will say this for all PS2 songs - you might get Gulzar, but imposition of his words on a song composed in another language still doesn't work. Eg. Janiya is not something you associate with a movie set in the South. That said, full marks for the music! -Akanksha