Tu Hai

"Tu Hai"
Tu Hai song cover featuring actors Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde
Single by A. R. Rahman and Sanah Moidutty
from the album Mohenjo Daro
LanguageHindi
Released
  • 9 July 2016 (2016-07-09)
Recorded2016
Studio
  • YRF, Mumbai
  • Future Sound of Bombay
  • Prasad Labs, Hyderabad
Genre
Length3:59
LabelT-Series
ComposerA. R. Rahman
LyricistJaved Akhtar
ProducerA. R. Rahman
Music video
"Tu Hai" on YouTube

"Tu Hai" (transl. You are) is an Indian Hindi-language song from the soundtrack album of the 2016 Hindi film Mohenjo Daro. The song is sung by A. R. Rahman and Sanah Moidutty. The music of the song was composed by A. R. Rahman while the lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. The music video of the track features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde. The song's lyrical version was released on 10 August 2016, while the video song was released on 6 July 2016 under the music label T-Series.

The song received positive reviews from film critics, the majority of whom complimented its composition. The song was reprised in MTV Unplugged Season 6 and was also rendered by A. R. Rahman.

Music video

The music video features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde dancing around the Great Bath. The Bollywood dance inspiration during the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation was termed inaccurate, and the Great Bath was termed as looking like a chlorinated swimming pool.

Release

The music video was released on 6 July 2016, by T-Series. The lyrical was released on 10 August 2016 and the audio of the song was released on 9 July 2016. The song was made available at iTunes the same day of release and for online streaming at JioSaavn and Gaana on 6 July 2016.

Reception

Critical reviews

The Times of India stated that "Tu Hai is a classic Rahman number; it is soft, melodious, touches your heart with a simple tune and has the breeziness of a romantic track. Sanah scores in this minimalistic number, which lets the lyrics take center stage. Filmfare wrote that "Tu hai is a meatier, soulful song that grips you from the word go."

The Hindu wrote that "But for the fact that Hrithik Roshan, with a unicorn-style single horn in his turban, doesn't sound anything like A.R. Rahman (who is singing this song), this is a lovely song. It has that typically Rahman flow that starts with an unusual opening, and goes on to be even more free-flowing". On the contrary, a critic from Firstpost wrote, "Soulful song, soulless choreography, laughable overall".

References

  1. ↑ "'Mohenjo-Daro's first song, 'Tu Hai', released". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan - Pooja Hegde romance in New song of Mohenjo Daro". The Indian Express. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mohenjo Daro song Tu Hai: Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde look like Aladdin and Cleopatra respectively!". India.com. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Jolly, Namita Handa (9 July 2016). "Fall in Love With 'Tu Hai' From Mohenjo Daro... Or Not!". TheQuint.
  5. ↑ Das, Samarpita (6 July 2016). "What is a tiled blue swimming pool doing in a Mohenjo Daro song?". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Is that the Great Bath? Why Mohenjo Daro's first song Tu Hai will disappoint fans". CatchNews.com.
  7. ↑ "Tu Hai on iTunes". iTunes. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tu Hai at Saavn". JioSaavn. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gaana Online Straming: Tu Hai". Gaana. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Music Review: 'Mohenjo Daro' - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Music Review: Mohenjo Daro". Filmfare. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "'Tu hai '". The Hindu. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "'Tu Hai' from 'Mohenjo Daro': Try not to laugh at this 'wooing' song between Hrithik-Pooja Hegde-Entertainment News , Firstpost". 7 July 2016.