Pritam should experiment a little more of this tempo and the Tabla. One of the 'musalsal' songs of the year. -Nishant

Love! -Neha

The lyrics offend my sensibilities somewhat. Phrases like “dil kah raha use muyassar kar bhi aao” are little more than meaningless word-play. Still, the music and singing more than make up for any shortcomings in the lyrics. Both the male version and the female version are excellent, but I vastly prefer the male version. -UVR

Very expressive, amazing voice for a young singer! (Why Shafaqat Amanat's version is not there is a surprise). -Naresh

OK orchestration and lyrics, but poor singing. -Ashok

Finally! A song from Barfi that doesn't make me grit my teeth. I wish Pritam had scaled back on orchestration and stuck with just a few instruments, but that's just a quibble. Love the composition and the leisurely rendition. -Shalini

Lovely song, very well written, composed, arranged and sung. The track draws you into its spell early on and never lets go. -Ramanand

कुछ गीत कई मर्तबा किसी ख़ास शख्स की पहचान बन जाते हैं. अरिजीत की पहचान बनकर बर्फी फिल्म का ये ग़ज़लनुमां गीत, तबले, शेहनाई और western instruments का उम्दा तालमेल है. कुल मिलाकर कमाल का गीत. -Vikas

ये एक ऐसा गीत है जो धीरे धीरे आपके मन में जगह बनाता है। शब्दों को मन की तहों तक पहुँचाने का काम रेखा व अरिजीत बखूबी करते हैं। -Manish

No words, Pritam has excelled himself. -Vinayakam

Sounds better than the female version. -Aditya

An extra point for Pritam for surprising us. It uses a classical template and there's no twist. The vocals carry the song through with the strings accompanying. The lyrics are one of the best of the year and the song gives you hope about music in Hindi films -Subrat

The singing is impactful. The fact that the young singer is being nominated along with Rekha Bharadwaj for the same song's version is worth a notice. -Harshit