[6] "The film has a well-etched graph and I had a proper brief for every scene, I had the opportunity of emotional cut points — both high and low — and there was an ebb and flow in the dynamic of the whole album.

[8] The film had five female singers — Neeti Mohan, Himani Kapoor, Antara Mitra, Meghna Mishra, Chinmayi Sripada, Sumana Banerjee and Jhumpa Mondal — so as to surround the character Sandhya (Sanya Malhotra).

Himani Kapoor who sang the track "Thode Kam Ajnabi" and its reprised version said that she was approached by Singh during August 2020, when he announced his debut as music director in the film.

[10] Before announcing his debut, Arijit Singh stated that the album will be dedicated to composer A. R. Rahman whom he has been guided through his approach to classical music and passion for soundscape.

While the former stated in his review that "Arijit is melodically gifted as a composer and his songs for Pagglait mark a return to the Hindi film melody in the age of recycled tunes.

"[15] Devarsi Ghosh of Scroll.in criticised the soundtrack's length stating that "the album could have been wrapped up in 25 minutes if [Arijit] Singh hadn’t included alternate versions of nearly every tune and thrown in the background score as well".

"[18] In the film review for Firstpost, critic-author Anna M. M. Vetticad stated about the music saying "The only break in Pagglait’s tone comes with the song Phire Faqeera playing in the background at one point.

The title track is generic, but Dil Udd Ja Re'and Thode Kam Ajnabi are pleasantly pensive albeit too similar sounding to each other.

"[19] Aishwarya Vasudevan of Daily News and Analysis, stated "Arijit Singh as a debutant music director has done a stupendous job and the songs deserve everyone's undivided attention.

"[20] Stating the music as its biggest asset, Vibha Maru, in her review for India Today, wrote "Songs like Thode Kam Ajnabi, Dill Udd Jaa Re and Lamha provides the emotional arc to the film and blends effortlessly with different sequences.

Sharma (as was Ghosh) had opined that Singh had influenced the works of composers A. R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi and Pritam, whom he had frequently collaborated as singer, and had incorporated in the album.

[23] Calling "Phire Faqeera" as one of "Bollywood's Best Songs of 2021", Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote: "Arijit Singh's reverence for Rahman manifests itself most strikingly in this funky, eclectic number from his debut as music director.