Your soil) is a patriotic Hindi song, written by Manoj Muntashir, composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, and sung by singer B Praak.
It was released in March 2019 and featured on the soundtrack of the 2019 Hindi film Kesari, starring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra, who later sang the female version.
Nominated for best lyrics at the Filmfare Award in February 2020, when the song lost to "Apna Time Aayega" from Gully Boy, Muntashir's disappointment was relayed in a tweet, making headlines in the press in India that month.
"Teri Mitti" is a patriotic Hindi song which features as a tribute to soldiers on the soundtrack of the 2019 film Kesari, based on the Battle of Saragarhi, which took place in 1897.
In writing the lyrics he said in the same dialogue that he kept in mind a reference to Kaifi Azmi's words in "Kar chale hum fida", the sentiments of which Anurag Singh, Kesari's director, intended to re-create.
[9][10] When Muntashir subsequently tweeted his disappointment at the decision, which he said made both himself and millions of Indians cry, he gained support from fans and other lyricists including Neelesh Mishra and Neha Bhasin.
[15][16] This female version was released on 17 April 2019, and was the second of her recordings, the first being Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin from the film Meri Pyaari Bindu.
[22] On the same day, filmmaker Karan Johar, who produced the film, released a teaser to the song, attaching a message that read: "they are fighting to keep us safe and for that, we are forever grateful.
"[23][24] Different from the original version in Kesari, the lyrics continue on with "Sarhad pe jo wardi khaki thi, ab uska rang safed hua.
With several lines substituted by their officers, their accompanying video included clips of ration distributions to difficult-to-reach areas and women stitching masks.