आँखों की गुस्ताखियाँ

The title track of Santosh Singh's 2025 romantic drama Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan is sung by Jubin Nautiyal, composed by Vishal Mishra and co-written by Mishra and Kaushal Kishore (Zee Music Company). Released 21 June 2025 at 3:54, it became the film's most-searched digital track. The phrase 'Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan' — literally the impertinences of the eyes — draws on the classical Urdu-Hindi poetic tradition of the nazar (gaze) as the first act of love, the eyes speaking what the tongue dares not. That this phrase titles a story where neither protagonist can see is the film's central beautiful irony.

Mishra built the title track around Jubin Nautiyal's voice — Nautiyal's ability to hold romantic longing in mid-range phrases without tipping into melodrama suits the film's restrained emotional register. The dual lyricist credit — Mishra and Kaushal Kishore — results in a seamless blend of classical Urdu imagery with contemporary romantic vernacular. Guitar-led with strings in a supporting role, the arrangement never drowns the lyrical content.

The phrase 'Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan' draws on classical Urdu-Hindi poetic tradition: the nazar — the gaze that reveals love before words. That this titles a story where neither character can see is the film's most beautiful irony: their eyes cannot be impertinent, yet their bond is the most audacious of all.

Director Santosh Singh chose Jubin Nautiyal — whose established romantic-song identity would anchor an unusual film concept for mainstream audiences. Released as the second single on 21 June 2025, it generated significantly more digital traction than the opening single Nazara.

Film's most-searched digital track; the title phrase entered casual conversation as a poetic description of someone whose eyes betray their feelings.