Tere Ishk Mein (soundtrack)

Tere Ishk Mein is the soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman to the 2025 Hindi-language musical romantic drama film of the same name directed by Aanand L. Rai and produced by Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series Films, starring Dhanush and Kriti Sanon. The album featured nine songs with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil and Dhanush. It was preceded by two singles—"Tere Ishk Mein" and "Usey Kehna"—before the album's release on 12 November 2025 under the T-Series label.

The film's soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, in his third collaboration with Rai after Raanjhanaa (2013) and Atrangi Re (2021), and fifth collaboration with Dhanush after Raanjhanaa, Maryan (2013), Atrangi Re and Raayan (2024).^[1][2] Irshad Kamil wrote lyrics for the songs.^[1] During the making of the film, Rai praised Rahman on his ability to understand the narrative through music.^[3]

The album featured contributions from Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Darshan Raval, Sukhwinder Singh and Shankar Mahadevan. Rahman introduced Nitish Aher as a singer through "Usey Kehna", a piano ballad duet with Jonita Gandhi.^[4] Rahman recalled that the song was inspired by his travel to Himachal Pradesh, witnessing the reflection of the mountains in Ganges. Discussing with Rai and screenwriter Himanshu Sharma, he crafted a ballad occupied by piano and strings.^[4] The song "Aawaara Angaara" is performed by Faheem Abdullah, who was known for his title track for Saiyaara.^[5]

The first song from the album, the title track "Tere Ishk Mein", was released as a single on 18 October 2025.^[6][7] The second song "Usey Kehna" was released on 2 November 2025.^[8][9] The film's music launch event was held at Film City, Mumbai on 12 November.^[10] It saw the presence of the cast and crew in attendance, with Rahman conducting a musical performance of the film's songs with Dhanush.^[11][12] The album was released on the same date.^[13]

Aadrika Sominder of Hindustan Times wrote "Whether or not the film works for you, one thing is crystal clear: Rahman’s soundtrack stands tall on its own."^[14]

Alakshendra Singh of The Indian Express wrote "The album is versatile, entertaining and impressive, with a few loose strings hanging here and there."^[15]

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote "Talking of score, Rahman’s music, as always, takes time to grow on you, but somewhere in between, it envelops you, with the signature “hmmmmm” motif making hearts go quiver in tense sequences."^[16]

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India wrote "A.R. Rahman’s music works in parts — the theme song “Tere Ishk Mein” and the Sufi track “Deewana Deewana” are striking, while the jazz-laced “Jigar Thanda Re” is atmospheric but not entirely impactful."^[17]

Sana Farzeen of India Today stated "Even the music, apart from the title track and the Tamil song, fails to land, which is heartbreaking because it's AR Rahman."^[18]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "While the score works, little else in the film is music."^[19]

Credits adapted from T-Series:^[20]