"Ae Watan" | |
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Single by Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan | |
from the album Raazi | |
Language | Hindi |
Released | 2018 |
Genre | Patriotic |
Length | 3:43 (male version) 3:31 (female version) |
Label | Zee Music Company |
Composer(s) | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Lyricist(s) | Gulzar |
Raazi track listing | |
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Music video | |
"Ae Watan" on YouTube |
Ae Watan (transl. Oh Homeland) is an Indian patriotic Hindi song from the soundtrack of the 2018 Bollywood film Raazi. The song is sung by Arijit Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the music, and the lyrics are by Gulzar and Allama Iqbal. The music video for the song stars Sehmat Khan (played by Alia Bhatt).
The song was praised for "delivering patriotism" by multiple critics. Gulzar has expressed his belief that "Ae Watan" should become "the song of our nation". The song won the IIFA Award for Playback Singer (Male and Female) at the 2019 International Indian Film Academy Awards.