Upon release, the song received positive reviews from critics and audiences with the hook step performed by Shah Rukh Khan under the choreography of Shobi Paulraj became popular.

[1] On composing the track, Anirudh recalled that Khan was synonymous for his iconic songs that transcends generations and had to do justice to his stardom.

It opens with a couplet from a poem written by Wasim Barelvi and said by Khan (only in the original version), while the female vocals were performed by Mangli under the supervision of Sri Krishna.

[15] He compared the melodies and sounding of the track, which was too similar to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (2005) by the Dropkick Murphys and the vocal delivery to that of Vishal Dadlani's "Malhari" from Bajirao Mastani (2015).

[18] The hook step from the song choreographed by Shobi went viral, leading to numerous recreations across social media.