Aayat (transl. Verse) is an Indian film song from the soundtrack of the music album of Bajirao Mastani. The usage of the word "Aayat" in the song is to describe Bajirao's love for Mastani by saying I remember you like "Aayat" from Bajirao to Mastani. The song is sung by Arijit Singh and the Qawwali vocals are provided by Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi and Farhan Sabri.[1] It is composed by filmmaker and music composer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and the lyrics are penned by A. M. Turaz with Qawwali lyrics by Nasir Faraaz. The music video of the song is picturised upon actress Deepika Padukone (Mastani) and actor Ranveer Singh (Bajirao).
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Song by
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| from the album Bajirao Mastani | |
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| Released | 16 December 2015 |
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| Length | 4:22 |
| Label | Eros Now |
| Composer(s) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
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| "Aayat" on YouTube | |
Critical reception
editSuanshu Khurana of The Indian Express wrote "Arijit Singh's "Aayat", with a strong ghazal and minimum orchestration, gets Singh's voice to shine. There is a qawwali digression, which works well".[2]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Nominee | Category | Result |
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| 2015 | Mirchi Music Awards | Arijit Singh | Male Vocalist of The Year | Nominated[3] |
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Music Composer of The Year | |||
| Tanay Gajjar | Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) |
References
edit- ^ "Aayat from Bajirao Mastani: Did the song just reveal the climax?". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Suanshu Khurana (28 November 2015). "Bajirao Mastani Music Review". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 25 March 2018.