Dil Bechara is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, to the 2020 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Mukesh Chhabra and produced by Fox Star Studios, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi. The soundtrack album incorporates various genres. The title track served as a promotional single and the album was released on 10 July 2020 through Sony Music. Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, who praised its orchestration, duet collaborations, and harmonies, but pointed out unusual lyrics and musical overproduction. Development A. R. Rahman was reportedly signed in to compose music for the Indian adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars in March 2018 (earlier titled as Kizie Aur Manny), and formally announced his association with the film and record label Sony Music Entertainment in September 2018. In February 2019, the film was renamed to Dil Bechara as Rahman recorded the track incorporating lyrics titled "Dil Bechara". Rucha Pathak, the CCO of Fox Star Studios, stated that the title track was a "vibrant and fun number", suitable to the film's theme. According to an interview with Faridoon Shahyr at Bollywood Hungama, Chhabra was the casting director for 99 Songs (also scored by Rahman), where he narrated the script of "Dil Bechara". Rahman, loved the idea and Chhabra's honesty on the film and agreed within five minutes to compose the score and soundtrack. While Rahman began conceptualizing the soundtrack, he was assisted by Hriday Gattani, who served as music supervisor. Within two weeks, Rahman was ready with melodies. "Mein Tumhara" was amongst the first songs recorded and "Maskhari" was the last. By June 2019, 5 to 6 songs had been composed. On 19 October 2019, Rahman, through his official twitter handle, tweeted about the mixing of the album in progress. In July 2019, Udit Narayan recorded a track for the soundtrack album, but it was not chosen in the final soundtrack. In an interview with The Indian Express, singer Poorvi Koutish stated that she had recorded the vocals on the title track and the song "Mera Naam Kizzie". According to Rahman, the whole album was curated to symbolize feelings of the heart and would be associated with memories of the late actor. The track "Dil Bechara" is a song describing the celebration of life's ups and downs. The track "Khulke Jeene Ka" is an adaptation of