use of trotting horse in "Piya Piya Piya Mera Jiya Pukare"; the intention is to make the song "more nostalgic and playful". Dutt said that for the song, she told Amitabh Bhattacharya, that "it's a playback singer who doesn't belong to Qala's world; but to the film world of that time," narrating the concept of the track, which made it perfect. For the song, Anushka Sharma, the film's producer featured herself in a cameo role as actress Devika, saying that "I did this song for the fun of it. No other reason whatsoever and I enjoyed myself doing it! I had fun playing a yesteryears actress and I’m really happy to see the reactions from people for my special appearance. I wasn’t expecting that people would like it so much but I’m glad that they have and are happy to see me on screen after sometime." Although "Rubaiyaan" was recorded as a part of the soundtrack, it could not be used in the final film. Track listing Reception Qala received positive response from music listeners, who highlighted it as one of the best soundtracks of 2022. Deepansh Duggal, reviewed the soundtrack, saying "music is a character and has a distinct identity of its own. There are times when it acts like an oracle prophesying future events. It also plays the role of a keen observer who has a birds eye view of the events in the film and how they unfold which makes it privy to the innermost feelings of the characters. In Qala's soundtrack, no lyric or verse is accidental. Music is a character in Qala which has a distinct identity of its own. There are times when it acts like an oracle prophesying future events." Music critic Vipin Nair wrote "Anvitaa Dutt makes up for the lack of songs in her debut movie, in style! And in a year that has seen Amit Trivedi deliver in quantity but not so much in quality, it is heartening to finally see a soundtrack that shows us what the man can produce when he is really..on song!" Manjeet Singh of Leisure Byte wrote "music is indeed the core element of the film and it sure does reflect in the meticulously crafted album". Bhavya Sadhwani of India Times wrote "The songs are original and authentic and yet they have tried to recreate the gold era Indian music which sounds familiar and comforting