Producers of The Ramayana New song released, mars coloron Sunday. AR Composed by Rahman and sung by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, the song celebrates the love and holy union of Lord Rama and Mother Sita, as well as their journey together.
However, the song’s Qawwali-like sound did not go down well with many social media users. Soon after its release, many took to X for criticizing the musical genre, with some questioning its suitability for a film based on the epic.
One user wrote, “Adding Sufi Qawwali beats to Valmiki’s Ramayana is a Bollywood delusion. Zero cultural grounding, zero research, just recycled templates slapped on a big budget. Stop treating sacred history like a regular Friday rom-com!”
Adding Sufi Qawwali beats to Valmiki’s Ramayana is the height of Bollywood illusion. 💀 Zero cultural grounding, zero research, just recycled templates slapped on a big budget. Stop treating sacred history like a regular Friday rom-com! https://t.co/PRfi75xgyJ
– Gaurav (@k_gauravs) October 25, 2026
Another user expressing disappointment with the music wrote, “Qawwali in Ramayana. AR Rahman never disappoints.”
Qawwali in the Ramayana. AR Rahman never disappoints. https://t.co/OgOM28P3H3
— Alpakanya (@Alpakanya) October 25, 2026
A third user questioned the choice of music, posting, “Qawwali music in Ramayana AR Rahman are you crazy.”
Qawwali music in Ramayana by A.R. Rehman is very sad #Ramayana https://t.co/xvyQnGIqlx
— Beë ♔ (@chaoticc_beee) October 25, 2026
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Thanks to @arrahman for giving us recycled kawali tamil song for Ramayan movie. Imagine spending ₹9,000 crore for a Hindu epic and claiming to hire the big beef cow as Rama, the Hindu-army hater as Sita and Allah Rakha Rehman for the music! https://t.co/IxYGWGuPKw
— Arun Pudur (@arunpudur) October 25, 2026
Some users also expressed dissatisfaction with the film’s overall music, saying they would have preferred songs associated with Sanskrit traditions.
One user wrote, “Never liked any song in Ramayana, only Ramayana BGM is good. All other songs are mediocre… this song in particular has very little vibe; it would have been 100 times better if they used pure Sanskrit songs.”
Never liked any song in Ramayana, only Ramayana BGM is good. All other songs are mediocre.. This song is especially rare, if pure sanskrit songs were used it would have been 100 times better.
— Dovakhkin (@akkicr77) October 25, 2026
Another user wrote ar. Targeting Rahman’s musical choices, he wrote, “AR Rahman is recycling his homework.”
One of the more detailed reactions questioned whether Rahman was the right choice as music director for the film. The user wrote, “Disappointing!! AR Rahman was the worst choice as music director for this film. It sounds like a Qawwali. Very inspired by his earlier work in Rockstar/Jodha Akbar. Very “Kun Faya Kun” vibes. Rahman has done the same mediocre job with Chhav. That this film deserves.”
Disappointing!! AR as the music director for this film. Rahman was the worst choice. It sounds like a qawwali. Much inspired by his earlier work in Rockstar/Jodha Akbar. Very “kun faya kun” vibes. Rahman did the same mediocre job with Chhav. Ajay-Atul or Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy would have done the music justice that this film deserves. #Ramayana #Mangalrang
-Dr. Shubham Mishra Shubham Mishra🧠⚛️🇮🇳🇺🇸 (@Shubham_Neuro) October 25, 2026
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, The Ramayana Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Yash, Sunny Deol, Rakul Preet Singh and Lara Dutta are in lead roles. The film is scheduled to release in theaters worldwide on November 5.
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