2023

My favorite song of this album. Best work of Amitabh this year! -Akanksha

I'm very fond of the song. I liked it from the moment I had first heard it. Again, it belongs to the same family of 'bidayee' songs I've talked about in Kudmayee, even though it is not ostensibly a 'bidayee' song. The melody is beautiful. Arijit is perfect. These are the obvious things, but on repeat listens, I noticed the subtle beats that support the vocals before the qawwali chorus section arrives. Pritam's production quality is getting more sophisticated and he has a knack for infectious rhythm that gives his compositions a cohesive unity. I do think the female stanza is the song's weak spot (a bit like the Shilpa Rao portion in 'Bulleya'.). -Zico

Arijit Singh is good, but the song could have aimed higher. It's too adequate, safe. -Tatsam

Shreya Ghoshal has made it a semi-genre of sorts, where she arrives in the Mukhdas and adds a whole new dimension to the song. -Harsh

Arijit + Shreya = what can go wrong? -Ashwini

Arijit Singh crying all over again. Blah. -Subrat

Karan Johar gets his dholak based qawwali of this album in this track, that starts off very interestingly, in an electronic sound design that then smoothly transitions over to the qawwali template. The melody sounds like a distant cousin to "Ro Lain De", but goes to some interesting places in the verses where Shreya Goshal cameos very effectively. The overall effect of this track is definitely anthemic, although it pendulum swings between the interesting and the routine. -Shasank

This song would be better without a certain singer. -Ketan