Tum Hi Aana () is an Indian
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
-language song from the soundtrack of the Indian feature film, ''
Marjaavaan
''Marjaavaan'' () is a 2019 Hindi language romantic action film written and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri and produced by T-Series and Emmay Entertainment. ''Marjaavaan'' stars Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Riteish Deshmukh and Tara S ...
'' (2019). The
pop ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
was released by major Indian label
T-Series on 3 October 2019 as a single from the soundtrack. It was composed by
Payal Dev
Payal Dev is an Indian playback singer and music composer who sings and composes music for Bollywood films.
She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film ''Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from '' Namaste England''. Dev made her de ...
, written by Kunaal Verma, and sung by
Jubin Nautiyal
Jubin Nautiyal (born 14 June 1989) is an Indian playback singer and live performer. In June 2022, he won the IIFA award for “Playback Singer (Male)” for the song “Raataan Lambiyan.” He was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at ...
. The melody of the song occurred to Dev while she was working on a different track.
The song received positive reviews from film critics, the majority of whom complimented its composition. The song peaked at number one and two on the
Official Charts Company
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In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
Asian Music Charts and ''
The Times of India
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''
Mirchi Top 20 Chart, respectively. The music video features
Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...
and
Tara Sutaria
Tara Sutaria (born 19 November 1995) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Hindi films. She began her career as a singer in Disney India's '' Big Bada Boom'' and transitioned to acting with the channel's sitcoms ''The Suite Life of Karan ...
reprising their characters in ''Marjaavaan''.
Background and composition
Indian music composer
Payal Dev
Payal Dev is an Indian playback singer and music composer who sings and composes music for Bollywood films.
She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film ''Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from '' Namaste England''. Dev made her de ...
described her composition for "Tum Hi Aana" as follows:
After recording the melody, Kunal Verma instantly wrote "some lines", claimed Dev. The singer
Jubin Nautiyal
Jubin Nautiyal (born 14 June 1989) is an Indian playback singer and live performer. In June 2022, he won the IIFA award for “Playback Singer (Male)” for the song “Raataan Lambiyan.” He was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at ...
, who was also present, "instantly loved it and accepted to record a scratch of the song".
Nautiyal said that the record label
T-Series also loved the song.
"Tum Hi Aana" was suggested to the director
Milap Zaveri
Milap Milan Zaveri, also known as Milap Zaveri, is an Indian film director and writer who has worked in blockbusters like ''Shootout at Wadala'', ''Satyameva Jayate'' and ''Marjaavaan''. He started his career as a dialogue writer in 2002 with th ...
by the director of T-Series,
Bhushan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series. He is known for his work in Bollywood.
Career
Kum ...
, when the latter was narrating the script of ''Marjaavaan.''
Furthermore, Zaveri said, "
Bhushan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series. He is known for his work in Bollywood.
Career
Kum ...
made me listen to the scratch and I was immediately sold on it. I couldn't have asked for a better song to describe the situation".
"Tum Hi Aana" was written by Verma and performed by Nautiyal.
Dev originally composed the song as a "romantic" track, but had to change the composition due to the film's romantic and sad theme.
The lyrics were also altered to suit the theme.
Dev used multiple instruments for her composition, including the
sarangi
The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked string instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, and Boro folk music (there known as the ''serja'') – in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. It is ...
,
flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
,
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
, and
mouth organ
A mouth organ is any free reed aerophone with one or more air chambers fitted with a free reed.
Though it spans many traditions, it is played universally the same way by the musician placing their lips over a chamber or holes in the instrument, an ...
, "to give it the right amount of emotions".
The song was called a
pop ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
in press reviews.
Milap Zaveri described the song as being "all about emotions, passion and heartbreak".
The director compared the song with other tracks, saying "It's on the lines of "
Bekhayali
Bekhayali () is a Hindi song from the 2019 romantic film ''Kabir Singh'', sung by Arijit Singh and Sachet Tandon composed by Sachet–Parampara and penned by Irshad Kamil.
Background
Liking Sachet–Parampara's work in ''Batti Gul Meter Cha ...
" and "
Galliyan
Galliyan () is a romantic Hindi song from the 2014 Bollywood film, '' Ek Villain''. Composed by Ankit Tiwari, the song is sung by Tiwari himself, with lyrics penned by Manoj Muntashir. The music video of the track features actors Sidharth Mal ...
" from the films ''
Kabir Singh
''Kabir Singh'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under T-Series Films and Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde under Cine1 Stud ...
'' and ''
Ek Villain
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'', respectively".
Release and reception
The single version of "Tum Hi Aana" was released on 3 October 2019 for
digital download by the record label
Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited (T-Series). The happy, sad, and duet versions were all released on 27 November 2019 through the aforementioned label.
"Tum Hi Aana" was met with positive reviews from film critics. The staff of ''
Asian News International
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'' wrote that the song will "tug your heartstrings as it is all about emotions and heartbreak".
Abhishek Singh, writing for ''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...
'', expressed that the song "can be a bit much with how sad it is" but in the verdict, he wrote "
he song
He or HE may refer to:
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is worth listening to at least once. If you’re into it, you’ll probably end up having it on repeat". Devarsi Ghosh of
Scroll.in
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said that the song is "fabulous" and praised Nautiyal, stating that: "It is undoubtedly the best composition Nautiyal has sung till date". The staff of ''
The Times of India
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'' praised the song, writing that it will "make you teary-eyed for sure". The staff from
Koimoi
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Origin
On 23 November 2009, Contest2win.com and Komal Nahta's Faith Entertainment j ...
praised the composer, "Dev has done the music composition really well and the symphony at the back mixed with flutes tunes is absolutely mellow to the ears".
Times Now
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's Gaurang Chauhan claimed that, "The melodious tune and Jubin's soothing voice will instantly transport you back to the good old days of the 90s". The staff of Indian magazine
''Outlook'' cited the song for having "won acclaim and popularity" for Dev.
News18
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's staff wrote, "The soulful romantic number Tum Hi Aana is a tear-jerker, to say the least".
Rafat Sami from the ''Glamsham'' regarded, "Verma's lyrics, though filmy, touch the heart and are simple and relatable". Keyur Seta of Cinestaan believed that the song is "
Motif" throughout ''Marjaavaan.'' DJ Munks from ''BizAsia'' wrote that, "
he song
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (pronoun), an English pronoun
* He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ
* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
does have a very deeply moving and soulful instrumentation that makes this a gorgeous melody to listen to".
Music video
The music video was released on 2 October 2019 to
YouTube
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. Zoya (
Tara Sutaria
Tara Sutaria (born 19 November 1995) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Hindi films. She began her career as a singer in Disney India's '' Big Bada Boom'' and transitioned to acting with the channel's sitcoms ''The Suite Life of Karan ...
) plays a mute character alongside Raghu (
Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...
) in ''Marjaavaan'', a goon who falls in love with her. Within the film Raghu is a loyal goon to the local thug Narayan Anna (
Nassar
Nassar ( ar, نصار, lit=helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker), is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Naser, Nasser, Nasir, Naseer ...
), who orders Raghu to kill Zoya, not knowing that Raghu loves her because she was an eyewitness of a crime that Narayan Anna's son Vishnu
Riteish Deshmukh
Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cin ...
committed. In the music video for "Tum Hi Aana", Raghu is sentenced to jail for murdering Zoya and reminisces about his dead lover.
Two days after its release, "Tum Hi Aana" crossed over 14 million views on YouTube. Within a few weeks, the song had received over 50 million views on YouTube.
Commercial performance
"Tum Hi Aana" debuted and peaked at number one on the
Official Charts Company
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In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
Asian Music Charts and spent a total of 30 weeks on the chart.
The song reached number two on ''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
''
Mirchi Top 20, where it spent a total of nine weeks on the chart.
Charts
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube.
* Jubin Nautiyal – lead vocals
* Payal Dev – music
* Kunal Verma – lyrics
* Aditya Dev – music producer
Track listings
Release history
Lyrics
तेरे जाने का गाम
और ना आने का गम
फ़िर जमाने का गाम
क्या करें
राह देखे नज़र
रात भर जाग कर
पर तेरी तो खबर ना मिले
बहुत आई गई यादें
मगर इस बार तुम ही आना
इरादे फिर से जाने के नहीं लाना
तुम ही आना
मेरी देहलीज से होकर
बहारें जब गुजराती है
यहाँ क्या धूप क्या सावन
हवाएं भी बरसात है
हमें पुछों क्या होता है
बिना दिल के जाने जाना
बहुत आई गई यादें
मगर इस बार तुम ही आना
ओह ओह ....
कोई तो राह वो होगी
जो मेरे घर को आती है
करो पीछा सदा उन का
सुनो क्या कहना चाहता है
तुम आओगे मुझे मिलने
खबर ये भी तुम ही लाना
बहुत आई गई यादें
मगर इस बार तुम ही आना
मरजावां...
Tere Jaane Ka Gam
Aur Na Aane Ka Gam
Phir Zamaane Ka Gam
Kya Karein
Raah Dekhe Nazar
Raat Bhar Jaag Kar
Par Teri Toh Khabar Na Mile
Bahot Aayi Gayi Yaadein
Magar Iss Baar Tum Hi Aana
Iraade Fir Se Jaane Ke Nahi Laana
Tum Hi Aana
Meri Dehleez Se Hokar
Bahaarein Jab Gujarti Hai
Yahan Kya Dhup Kya Saawan
Hawayein Bhi Barashti Hai
Hume Puchhon Kya Hota Hai
Bina Dil Ke Jiye Jaana
Bahot Aayi Gayi Yaadein
Magar Iss Baar Tum Hi Aana
Oh Ooo....
Koyi Toh Raah Woh Hogi
Jo Mere Ghar Ko Aati Hai
Karo Peechha Sada Unn Ka
Suno Kya Kehna Chaahti Hai
Tum Aoge Mujhe Milne
Khabar Ye Bhi Tum Hi Laana
Bahot Aayi Gayi Yaadein
Magar Iss Baar Tum Hi Aana
Marjaavaan...
References
External links
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