Iktara (song)
| "Iktara" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kavita Seth and Amitabh Bhattacharya | |
| from the album Wake Up Sid | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | Sony Music India |
| Composer(s) | Amit Trivedi |
| Lyricist(s) | Javed Akhtar |
| Music video | |
| "Iktara" on YouTube | |
"Iktara" (transl. single-stringed instrument) is a song from the 2009 Hindi film Wake Up Sid, sung by Kavita Seth and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The lyrics for the song were written by Javed Akhtar and the music was composed by Amit Trivedi. Though the soundtrack to the film was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, but Trivedi, who provided the film's background score, guest-composed the song "Iktara".
"Iktara" received positive reception from audiences and is regarded as one of the best songs of Seth. Seth became so popular with the song that audiences wanted her to sing the song whenever she went for live concerts.