Channa Mereya

The moon is mine) is an Indian Hindustani song from the Bollywood film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

[6] Karan Johar, director of the film, approved "Channa Mereya" the moment he heard the song, stated Bhattacharya in an interview with SpotboyE.

[8] In a Koimoi review, Surabhi Redkar describes "Channa Mereya" as the best song on the album, giving credit to lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya for inducing immediate "exact feeling of a heartbreak" from within,[9] noting that "a melancholic piece sung with fervour showcases Singh's tonal control", added by Suanshu Khurana of The Indian Express,[10] which conquered Ranbir's character at that very moment, and with fusion between western instruments and Indian musical instruments, the song "stays with you long after the track is over", states Rinky Kumar of The Times of India.

Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics, Pritam's music, and Arijit Singh's voice fit like pieces of a puzzle.

[13] "Bhattacharya writes great, simple lines", added by Mint's editor Sankhayan Ghosh,[14] while Shweta Parande of india.com says, "it is sad that this is the song that leads to the break-up of Ayan (Ranbir Kapoor) and Alizeh (Anushka Sharma) in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"[15] "Channa Mereya" is in JioSaavn's top songs of all-time list.