Saiyaan Re by Ishan Mitra

Saiyaan Re arrived from the Saiyaan Re album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2019. The arrangement here is the work of Amit-Ishan, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The vocal on Saiyaan Re is among the better performances Ishan Mitra has committed to record. Jeet, Kaushani Mukherjee gave the film its soul, and Saiyaan Re is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

When it came out in 2019, Saiyaan Re felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is a quality to Saiyaan Re that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 4:14, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Saiyaan Re will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.