2023

Rahman takes the dagarvani dhrupad composition and pumps it up with so many powerful layers. There's a couple of verses/bridges that are new and goosebump inducing with either their beauty or rousing fanfare coupled with extremely dense and finely packaged arrangements and instrumentation that just all feel like a thunderous package that might have just been earthed that way, forget being produced around an existing tune. The singers all around are momentous. Gulzaar saab's lyrics have the tough fight of making organic sense within a composition originally designed around Tamizh but he finds some interesting ways to make it work. A gigantic track! -Shasank

Great Melody with odd signature not found often in film music; the lyrics in hindi felt out of place. -Pradeep

The use of Dhrupad/Dagarvani works beautifully. -Ashwini

Beautiful reworking of a Dhrupad composition. Starts with a robust Raga Darbari. Lovely jugalbandi with a veena and sarangi as an interlude. Really crisp and energetic singing by all- Gulzar's writing to retrofit the complex words into this framework while describing the attributes of the Cholas is incredible. -Sunil

Works very well for me. -Guri

Again, I like the Tamil one so much (and have heard it so many times) that the Hindi lyrics sound a bit comical. Like watching a Hindi dub of a Tamil or Telugu film, it takes away so much from the authenticity. -Zico

Well, I couldn't understand the lyrics so I guess I'm being unfair. The music is good. -Subrat

Kudos to ARR for taking a traditional dhrupad composition and reworking it. Glad to see Kavitha K back in the saddle. -Ketan

The soul of PS2 and a full on showcase of Indian classical intruments (strings and percussion both!) and vocals. Simply perfect! -Akanksha

Superbly sung by both Shreya Ghoshal, Kavitha Krishnamurthy, and stellar production. -Tatsam