CityLights

CityLights is the soundtrack to the 2014 Hansal Mehta film of the same name, an Indian remake of the BAFTA-nominated British drama Metro Manila starring Rajkummar Rao and debut lead Patralekha^[1]. Composed entirely by Jeet Gannguli with lyrics by Rashmi Singh, the seven-track album was released by Sony Music India on 12 May 2014^[2].

The record leans on Arijit Singh for three of its lead vocal credits, most notably the romantic ballad "Muskurane," and pairs his voice against Neeti Mohan and the classical duo Ustad Rashid Khan and Usha Uthup elsewhere on the tracklist, giving the album a wider stylistic range than the film's modest budget might suggest^[2].

Critics received the soundtrack warmly, with several calling it among the best Hindi film scores of Gannguli's career, and it went on to significantly outlast the film's own modest theatrical run^[2]. Rashmi Singh won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for "Muskurane," and the album picked up further recognition at the Mirchi Music Awards and Screen Awards that season^[1][2].