"Jag Ghoomeya" (English: Toured the world) is a Punjabi song from the soundtrack of 2016 Indian film '' Sultan''. The song is written by

Irshad Kamil Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', '' Rockstar'', ''Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and ''Jab Harry Me ...

, composed by

Vishal–Shekhar Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composer, production, singing and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have a ...

and sung by

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ...

. It is picturised upon

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

and Anushka Sharma for the film. The song also has an audio version by

, and a female version by

Neha Bhasin Neha Bhasin (born 18 November 1982) is an Indian singer and songwriter. She is known for her playback work in Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and independent songs in the genre of Indian pop and punjabi folk music. Bhasin has received seven Fi ...

picturised upon Anushka Sharma.

Critical reception

"Filmbeat" described the song as melodic. "

Zee News Zee News is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group. It launched on 27 August 1999 and is the flagship channel of the Zee Media Corporation. The channel has been involved in several controversies and ha ...

" in its review wrote, Soothing like a spring breeze, the lilting track will immerse deep down in you. A romantic and gripping number, expresses the on-screen character 'Sultan Ali Khan' ( Salman's) feelings for 'Aarfa' ( Anushka). "Pinkvilla" wrote the song Jag Ghoomeya is mesmerising.

Awards

was awarded the "Best female singer award" at the Filmfare Awards 2017.

References

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