Raabta (song)
"Raabta" () is a romantic Hindi song from the 2012 Bollywood film, Agent Vinod. Composed by Pritam Chakraborty, the song is sung by Arijit Singh, with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The music video of the track features actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, and the remix video of the song stars Deepika Padukone, Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon and Jim Sarbh from Raabta.(2017). The song has 3 other versions included in the soundtrack of the album titled, "Raabta (Night in a Motel)", "Raabta (Siyaah Raatein)" and "Raabta (Kehte Hain Khuda Ne)" which features vocals by Aditi Singh Sharma, Hamsika Iyer and Shreya Ghoshal respectively, and also has another version titled, "Raabta Title Song" from the film Raabta which features vocals by Nikhita Gandhi, with additional vocals by Singh for all 4 versions. Release The first 4 versions of the song were released on 10 February 2012 along with other tracks in the album. The music video of the song was officially released on 9 March 2012, through the YouTube channel of T-Series. The version of the song used in this music video is the original version by Arijit Singh. However, the "Night in Motel" version, sung by Aditi Singh Sharma along with Singh, is used in the film. The first 4 versions of the song collectively, were ranked at #7 in the list of "Best Songs of 2012" published by Bollywood Spice on 8 January 2013. Arijit Singh was included in the list of "Best Male Singer 2012" published by Koimoi on 2 January 2013. The song was placed at #3 in the list of "The most popular love song on Gaana" which was published by The Times of India on 14 February 2013. The remix version of the song was released on 27 April 2017 alongside much fanfare with the new trend of remixing old songs taking over movies. The song has more than 35 million views on YouTube within a month's time. It was also praised for its beat and the video. Critical reception The composition of the song by Pritam, lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Irshad Kamil and renditions by the singers in their respective versions were well received by the reviewers. Bollywood Hungamas Joginder Tuteja praised all 4 versions of the song and commented: "Special mention for lyricist Bhattacharya who indeed ends up getting something new to cheer about and demonstrates once again that he has a good knack of playing around with words". Night in a Motel Background The song marks the first time Aditi Singh Sharma has lent her voice for Kareena Kapoor Khan, the next being "Main Heroine Hoon" from Heroine (2012). Sharma was nominated for the Stardust New Musical Sensation Singer – Female award for her rendition in the version of the song, along with "Main Heroine Hoon". This version of the song was used in the film from the 4 versions and was incorrectly credited to Hamsika Iyer instead of Sharma on the CD cover, though Iyer's vocals are