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About the Song
Hawayein is one of Arijit Singh's most celebrated recordings — a song from Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma. The song captures the melancholy and longing of someone carried away by the winds of love — uncertain where they're being taken, yet powerless to resist.
Pritam's lush orchestral arrangement and Irshad Kamil's evocative poetry combine to create one of the decade's most memorable Bollywood romantic tracks.
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Song Meaning & Theme
The wind (hawayein) is both literal and metaphorical — the forces of love that carry us beyond our control. Lines like "Banaati hai jo tu, woh yaadein jaane sang mere kab tak chale" speak to the way memories of a beloved become inseparable from one's sense of self. Irshad Kamil uses the wind as a symbol of the unstoppable, directionless quality of deep feeling.
About the Artist
Arijit Singh is arguably the dominant voice of contemporary Bollywood — his emotionally raw, technically refined delivery has made him the go-to voice for Hindi film music's most important love songs. From Tum Hi Ho to Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, his recordings define what modern Bollywood romance sounds like. Hawayein is widely considered one of his finest studio recordings.
Why This Song Endures
- Arijit Singh's vocal performance is widely considered among his career bests
- Pritam's orchestration creates a sweeping, cinematic emotional landscape
- Part of an Imtiaz Ali film — a director celebrated for music-driven narratives
- One of the most streamed Hindi songs of 2017 and beyond
- A must-request at live Bollywood performances and sangeet functions
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