"Baatein Yeh Kabhi Na" () is a song from ''Khamoshiyan'', a 2015 Indian romantic

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. The male version of this song was sung by

Arijit Singh Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...

and the female version of this song by

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. It was composed by

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Early life and education Born in a Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of thr ...

with lyrics penned by

Sayeed Quadri Sayeed Quadri is an Indian lyricist and poet who works in Bollywood. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He won the Best Lyricist award at the 6th IIFA Awards for ''Murder'', and Standout Performance by Lyricist at the Stardust Awards 2005 for ...

Recognition and in popular culture

The song received significant media coverage in the Indian media when a Pakistani fruit seller sang the song, and a talent scouting organization from Pakistan uploaded the video on social media. The song received further recognition when a security guard named Adarsh Singh sung the song and the video of him singing went viral on social media. The guard is believed to be fan of

, as he had previously sung other songs by Singh.

Male version

"Baatein Yeh Kabhi Na" song features the voice and singing of

. The song is picturised on

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and

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. The song was produced by

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, whereas

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holds the copyright for the song.

Critical reception

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wrote in its review, "Baatein Ye Kabhi Na" song brims with romance between the star cast and is a beautiful number sung by the singer with a scintillating voice, Arijit Singh. ''

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'' wrote that "The track can be considered to be one of Jeet's best compositions of the recent times. The opening notes are laden with techno beats, which sounded very unlike Jeet, but its the later half of the song turns into a soothing melody". "India.com" in its review wrote,

's soulful voice has added life to the beautiful lyrics penned by

has composed the music for this romantic number. ''

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'' wrote that this song along with Khamoshiyan title track and Tu har lamha sounds like

Arjit Singh Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...

is on "autopilot".

References

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