Iktara (song)

"Iktara"
Song by Kavita Seth and Amitabh Bhattacharya
from the album Wake Up Sid
LanguageHindi
Released2009 (2009)
Recorded2008
Length4:13
LabelSony Music India
Composer(s)Amit Trivedi
Lyricist(s)Javed Akhtar
Music video
"Iktara" on YouTube

"Iktara" (transl. single-stringed instrument) is a song from the 2009 Hindi film Wake Up Sid, sung by Kavita Seth and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The lyrics for the song were written by Javed Akhtar and the music was composed by Amit Trivedi.[1] Though the soundtrack to the film was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, but Trivedi, who provided the film's background score, guest-composed the song "Iktara".[2]

"Iktara" received positive reception from audiences and is regarded as one of the best songs of Seth.[3] Seth became so popular with the song that audiences wanted her to sing the song whenever she went for live concerts.[4]

  1. ^ "Iktara". JioSaavn. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Soul of the Iktara sound". The Telegraph. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Birthday Special: Best songs of Kavita Seth". Radio and Music. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Kavita believes, music has to connect with the audiences". The Times of India. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.