Zamaana lage is not the first time Shashwat Singh has delivered a hit song. But it’s the first time that the singer has turned an ardent fan of his own track. “There is no melody in my head other than Zamaana lage. I wake up with the song in my head every morning,” he grins. Well, he is not alone. The song, composed by Pritam and sung by Shashwat and Arijit Singh, for Metro... In Dino has become an instant hit. mid-day caught up with the man of the moment to understand how a song, based on Qaisar-ul-Jafri’s ghazal Tumhare sheher ka mausam, found its way into a 2025 film and our hearts. 

Excerpts from the interview:

Take us back to the making of Zamaana lage.
Whenever there is a song, Pritamda calls me, and I record for the presentation that he is supposed to make to the director and the producers. That’s how my voice got locked for Metro… In Dino from the first day. The makers got into the habit of listening to the song in my voice. We did many recording sessions and different versions of the song. So, I was completely immersed in the track by the time we recorded the final take. The best part was when I was told, ‘Aapka gaana jaa raha hai. Be ready for the song launch.’