Malik would attest to the fact that there is immense power in the personal stories of musicians. About 90 per cent of his album, he says, traces back to moments from his life. “Kasam se was the song with which I proposed to Aashna [Shroff, fiance]. It was the outpouring of emotions I felt at that point, and translating that into music was a liberating experience. Hopefully, my album can be people’s companion, in different moods. There’s a lovely travel song called Door chalen kahin, Kasam se is an eternal love song, Humnava talks of falling in love with your best friend, and explores the familiar pyaar-dosti angle.”

It was, however, at the behest of brother Amaal Mallik—also the executive producer of the album—that he included the song, Marne se pehle. Amaal was convinced that a hint of sorrow would be essential in the making of an album that could be called truly cohesive. “It’s a sad song about heartbreak. Amaal said, ‘When you’re talking about love, you can’t not talk about pain’. In that moment, I [didn’t] feel that pain. But he was certain that I needed to express the entire range of emotions associated with love. Having that hint of darkness was also important to complete the spectrum. And he was right—it is among the most loved numbers of the album.”

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