Hum Mar Jayenge

"Hum Mar Jayenge"
Song by Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar from the album Aashiqui 2
Released 4 April 2013 (Full Song)
12 April 2013 (Music video)
Format CD single, Legal digital download
Genre Filmi
Length 5:04
Label T-Series
Writer Irshad Kamil
Composer Jeet Gannguli
Producer Bhushan Kumar
Aashiqui 2 track listing
  1. "Tum Hi Ho"
  2. "Sunn Raha Hai"
  3. "Chahun Main Ya Naa"
  4. "Hum Mar Jayenge"
  5. "Meri Aashiqui"
  6. "Piya Aaye Na"
  7. "Bhula Dena"
  8. "Aasan Nahin Yahan"
  9. "Sunn Raha Hai (Female Version)"
  10. "Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi"
  11. "Aashiqui (The Love Theme)"

Music video
"Hum Mar Jayenge" on YouTube

"Hum Mar Jayenge" (English: I'll die) is a romantic Hindi song from the 2013 Bollywood film, Aashiqui 2. Composed by Jeet Gannguli, the song is sung by Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar, with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. The music video of the track features actors Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.[1]

Background

The song is composed by Jeet Gannguli. On 6 April 2012, Mukesh Bhatt reported that the songs composed by Gannguli has already been finalized and "locked"; "Jeet has given excellent music. I'm sure he will be one of the best music directors of the country in no time".[2] On 5 May 2012, Gannguli's compositions in the song was confirmed by Bhatt. Gannguli collaborated with Bhatt for Blood Money (2012) and was working with the compositions of Raaz 3D (2012) during the time of his venture.[3]

The song is performed by Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar.[4] Kumar–whose father, Gulshan Kumar is involved in the music of the film, Aashiqui, while her brother Bhushan Kumar is one of the producer of the sequel–described the film as a "prestigious and the most important project" for her.[5] Additionally, Kumar also sung another duet with KK titled "Piya Aaye Na" included in the soundtrack of the album.[6] The song is one of the six songs performed by Singh.[7] The song is mixed and mastered by Eric Pillai from Future Sound Of Bombay, in the assistance of Michael Edwin Pillai.[8]

Release

The track "Hum Mar Jayenge" was released digitally on 4 April 2013, in the soundtrack of the album.[9] The song was officially released in the soundtrack of the album which was launched on 8 April 2013, at the Sudeep Studios, also happens to be the same location where Aashiqui's songs were recorded by Gulshan Kumar.[10] A lyrical version of the audio track was released through the YouTube channel of T-Series on 6 April 2013.[11] The music video of the track was officially released through the YouTube channel of T-Series on 12 April 2013.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position		 Ref.
iTunes Caymanian Charts 33 [12]
iTunes Fijian Charts 17 [13]
iTunes Indian Charts 13 [14]
iTunes Mauritian Charts 23 [15]
iTunes Mozambican Charts 13 [16]
iTunes Ugandan Charts 3 [17]
Top Asian Download Charts 35 [18]

Critical Reception

Kumar's rendition in the song was panned by music critics.

The song received mixed to negative response from music critics, most of the reviewers criticizing the vocals by Tulsi Kumar and appraising the lyrics by Irshad Kamil

Rajiv Vijayakar of Bollywood Hungama calling the song "Jeet's best work", wrote: "If GenX has identified in a huge way to the sentiments in it, it proves that perhaps idealistic and selfless love exists even in this era!".[19] Rafat from Glamsham, calling the song "one of the finest love duets of the year", opined: "It showcases Tulsi Kumar's (along with Arijit Singh) singing prowess to the hilt, and at times she sounds and sings like Anuradha Paudwal, may be on purpose". He further aapraised the lyrics of the song; "Irshad Kamil's lyrics are outstanding and convey the strong feelings of the protagonists".[20]

Reviewers of The Times of India felt the romantic track's composition could have been better.[21] Writing for Bollywood Spice, Bodrul Chaudhury thought the song is "a catchy tune which will most likely grab your ear’s attention". However, he criticized Tulsi Kumar's vocals in the song calling it "slightly unconventional".[22] An average reaction was shown towards the song by Shivi from Koimoi who stated; "Taking one back to 90s, it is again just fair".[23]

Atta Khan of Planet Bollywood panned the overall song commenting; "It suffers from wrong choice of singer named Tulsi Kumar who fails to bring the charm required for such song and also it sounds like its being composed years before as the arrangements are outdated with the lyrics being clichéd. The 2nd antara brings Arijit Singh who tries to do some damage control but to no avail as the track lacks freshness and repeat value".[24] Similar sentiments were echoed by critics of Bollymeaning.com, adding that "If you bear with [Tulsi Kumar's] not-bad-just-could-be-much-much-much-better singing for more than half the song, you listen to Arijit too".[25] Shresht Poddar of High on Score also reviewed the song in a similar pattern who thought "Barring Irshad Kamil’s poetic lyrics, none of the other elements worked in favor of this track. Arijit Singh sounded repetitive and Tulsi Kumar sounded like a shrill whistle".[26]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Hum Mar Jayenge"  Irshad KamilArijit Singh, Tulsi Kumar 05:04[9]
2. "Kotha Daavo Na Aamay (Bengali Version)"  LipiTulsi Kumar, Ravi Chowdhury 05:04[27]
3. "Hum Mar Jayenge (Punjabi Version)"  Manjeet S KohliDeepali Sathe, Shahid Mallya 05:03[28]
4. "Aaj Hey Majhe (Marathi Version)"  Manvel GaikwadNeha Rajpal, Vishal Kothari 05:04[29]
5. "Manase Pedavina (Telugu Version)"  ChandraboseArijit Singh, Arpita Chakraborty 05:04[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Hum Mar Jayenge Song Video - Aashiqui 2". Koimoi. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Dibyojyoti Baksi (6 April 2014). "Hunt for Aashiqui 2 lead stars goes online". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Bollywood Hungama News Network (5 May 2014). "Jeet Ganguly to compose music for Aashiqui 2". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Srishti Ghosh Shinde (15 August 2014). "Tulsi Kumar: I am living my father’s dream". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Asad Khan (29 March 2013). "T-series' Tulsi Kumar: Crooning glory". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Have a strong connect with Aashiqui 2: Tulsi Kumar". The Times of India. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (8 April 2013). "Bhatts, Bhushan Kumar get emotional at 'Aashiqui 2' music launch". Zee News. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 ""Hum Mar Jayenge" Aashiqui 2 Video Song - Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor". T-Series. YouTube. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Chahun Main Ya Naa - Aashiqui 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Bollywood Hungama News Network (8 April 2013). "Aashiqui 2's music launch at Sudeep Studios". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ↑ ""Hum Mar Jayenge" Aashiqui 2 Full Song With Lyrics - Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor". T-Series. YouTube. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Caymanian iTunes top 100 list of 28 September 2013". iTunes Archive. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Fijian iTunes top 100 list of 25 February 2014". iTunes Archive. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Indian iTunes top 100 list of 3 May 2013". iTunes Archive. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Mauritian iTunes top 100 list of 19 June 2013". iTunes Archive. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mozambican iTunes top 100 list of 27 July 2013". iTunes Archive. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ugandan iTunes top 100 list of 16 July 2013". iTunes Archive. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Asian Download Top 40 - 25th May 2013". Official Charts Company. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Rajiv Vijayakar (22 April 2013). "Aashiqui 2 (2013) Critic Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Rafat (9 April 2013). "Music Review : Aashiqui 2". Glamsham. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Aashiqui 2: Music Review". The Times of India. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  22. ↑ Bodrul Chaudhury (21 June 2013). "Rewind: Aashiqui 2 Music Review". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  23. ↑ Shivi - Reflections (16 April 2013). "Aashiqui 2 Music Review". Koimoi. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  24. ↑ Atta Khan. "Aashiqui 2: Music Review". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  25. ↑ "Aashiqui 2 Music Review (Jeet Ganguli, Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari)". Bollymeaning. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Music Review :: Aashiqui 2". Bollymeaning. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "Hum Mar Jayenge (Bengali Version) Aashiqui 2 - Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor". T-Series. YouTube. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  28. ↑ ""Hum Mar Jayenge" Aashiqui 2 (Punjabi Version) - Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor". T-Series. YouTube. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "Aaj Hey Majhe Full Video (Hum Mar Jayenge Marathi Version) Aashiqui 2 - Neha Rajpal, Vishal Kothari". T-Series. YouTube. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  30. ↑ "Nee Jathaga Nenundaali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Jeet Gangulli, Ankit Tiwari & Mithoon". iTunes. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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