Mumbai, November 4: Sometimes, a song feels like it’s been waiting for you. A.R. Rahman’s new track “Usey Kehna” from Aanand L. Rai’s upcoming film “Tere Ishk Mein” is one of those. It came out on November 3, quietly at first, then everywhere phones, Reels, radio, car speakers at traffic lights. The kind of song that doesn’t shout but still finds you.
Rahman’s Calm, Honest Music
Rahman told Filmibeat he started shaping the tune while travelling through Himachal Pradesh. You can sense that. The air, the stillness, the river’s rhythm. It’s mostly piano, a few strings, and space. Space that feels intentional. The kind Rahman always leaves for listeners to walk into.
Nitesh Aher and Jonita Gandhi handle the vocals like they’re talking to someone they can’t reach anymore. There’s no strain in their delivery. Just softness, and a kind of ache. Irshad Kamil’s lyrics don’t chase clever lines either they read like something someone might actually say when they’ve run out of explanations.
It’s not trying to be a hit. It’s just trying to feel true.
Dhanush And Kriti, A Story In Glances
In the video, Dhanush and Kriti Sanon barely speak. They don’t need to. He looks like he’s holding something in; she looks like she’s already let it go. Aanand L. Rai keeps his camera still, letting emotion play out in silence instead of dialogue.
There’s a moment Kriti standing near a cliff that’s already set the internet off. IndiaForums picked it up, fans started guessing maybe her character kills Dhanush’s. Wild, maybe, but that’s how people are reading it. Nobody from the team has clarified anything, and honestly, that mystery helps.
Meanwhile, the song’s gone viral. Moneycontrol says #UseyKehna is trending across platforms. Edits, covers, heartbreak posts, everything. The track’s doing what big marketing can’t it’s connecting because it’s quiet.
A Throwback To When Bollywood Felt
There’s something old-fashioned about this one. Not in sound, but in soul. “Usey Kehna” reminds you of a time when love songs didn’t need remixes or grand sets. When pain was just pain, not a performance.
Dhanush, as always, feels heartbreak like second nature. He doesn’t perform emotion; he wears it. Kriti Sanon, fresh from serious work like “Mimi,” looks stripped down more real, less movie-star shine. Together, they build something fragile but believable.
The Film That’s Waiting Behind The Music
“Tere Ishk Mein” comes out November 28 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under T-Series and Colour Yellow Productions. That trilingual release isn’t just strategy it’s built around Dhanush’s reach. He’s one of the few who can shift languages and still keep the emotion intact.
Bollywood Hungama mentioned that “Usey Kehna” isn’t just a promo dropit’s part of the film’s emotional spine. Watching the video, that tracks. It doesn’t feel like a side note. It feels like a heartbeat.
Why It Hits Different
Maybe it’s because “Usey Kehna” sounds human. There’s no rush in it. No algorithm-friendly tempo. Just melody, words, silence. In a year where most Bollywood singles feel engineered for the next dance challenge, this one just sits quietly in the corner and that’s its strength.
Rahman’s music has always been about emotion before polish. This is him doing that again, with confidence. “Usey Kehna” doesn’t need to prove anything. It just exists, like memory.
When “Tere Ishk Mein” lands later this month, this song will already have done the heavy lifting. It’s built the mood, set the tone, and reminded everyone what heartbreak sounds like when it’s written by someone who’s actually felt it.
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