Overview
- The 'Dil Ka Kya' music video released June 9 features Raghav Chaitanya’s vocals and Pritam’s composition in a soulful rock ballad that showcases Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Neena Gupta and other ensemble members navigating heartbreak across four cityscapes.
- Fans have lauded the track’s nostalgic homage to KK’s 'Alvida' and praised its blend of modern rock with old-school melancholy that echoes Anurag Basu’s earlier soundscapes.
- The June 4 trailer has drawn positive reactions for its interwoven stories of love and loss set against the fast-paced rhythms of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore.
- Sara Ali Khan describes her Metro… In Dino character as an unglamorous “easy breezy girl just figuring her life out,” a grounded portrayal that prompted playful comparisons to her father’s Humshakals drag avatar.
- Aditya Roy Kapur and Anupam Kher both highlight Basu’s direction as a creative risk and emotional masterstroke—Kapur relishing a bold, idiosyncratic role and Kher calling Basu a “magician of emotions”—as anticipation builds for the July 4 premiere.