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The song is composed by Pritam. The song is a soothing melody with a Sufi touch to it, in a mix of rustic and western tunes.[3] The song is shot at several locations from Rajasthan,[4] and cinematography for the video is done by V. Manikandan.[5] It is produced by Arijit Singh who also rendered the encore version of the same song. Singh produced another track from the film, titled "Balam Pichkari" which is sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade.[6] Regarding his association in the song as a music producer, Singh stated; "It was a lean phase. That time helped me in becoming a better musician".[6] In an interview with NDTV, Deepika Padukone picked the song as one of her favourite songs from the film and said it is the only song she "constantly heard on loop".[7]
The song was ranked at position 3, in the list of "Best Songs of 2013" published by Bollywood Spice on 25 December 2013.[15] In an interview with Hindustan Times actor Arshad Warsi chose the song as "one song that describes his current state of mind".[16] Harshdeep Kaur picked the song as one of the Sufi songs she loves the most,[17] while lyricist Swanand Kirkire picked the lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya in the song as one of his most favourites.[18]
Reviewers from IBNLive praising the vocals by Raina and its "liberating music" stated: "It's a kind of song that grows on you. Not a very long number, it keeps the essence of the song intact".[21] Sankhayan Ghosh of The Indian Express reacted very positively to the song; "The singers' robust, folksy voices, backed by a comforting guitar arpeggio, make this one of the better songs of the album".[22]
Arijit Singh performed the song live in a duet with Harshdeep Kaur on 28 September 2013, at "Dubai Music Week's Bollywood Night" concert.[23] It was also one of the songs Singh performed during his concert at "Xpressions" which was organised by Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar and held on 10 November 2013.[24] Singh also performed the song in a live concert held at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel at Dhaka on 4 April 2014.[25]