Savaal PushPlay: NIVID and Suraj Rajan

This edition of Playlist Pulse brings together two independent releases that approach relationships from different angles. Suraj Rajan’s “Kho Sa Gaya” looks at the little things that remain after someone is gone, while NIVID’s “Bewafa” turns towards the moment you begin questioning someone’s intentions. One sits with the aftermath; the other catches the doubt setting in.

NIVID: Bewafa

Sometimes the red flags take a while to show up. NIVID, the audio-visual project of Aditya Virmani, takes that uncomfortable realisation and builds “Bewafa” around it. Released on 9 October 2026, the track explores being involved with someone whose intentions might not be as genuine as they seem.

Musically, NIVID isn’t taking the straight road either. “Bewafa” runs on a 7/8 groove, bringing progressive rock and cinematic tension into the picture. The rhythm moves in an unexpected way, while shifting perspectives mirror the uncertainty running through the song. It’s a fitting setup for a story where you’re trying to work out whether your instincts are right or whether you’re reading too much into things.

That in-between stage can be its own kind of mess. You don’t have all the answers, but you can’t quite ignore the questions anymore. “Bewafa” gives that feeling a progressive rock setting, letting the tension do some of the talking.

For more from NIVID, visit the official NIVID links page.

Suraj Rajan: Kho Sa Gaya

Suraj Rajan knows his way around a studio, but “Kho Sa Gaya” puts him in a more personal spot. The Bengaluru-based musician fronts Savaari and co-founded the indie-pop project All That Native in 2021. Now, with his first Hindi solo single, he’s bringing his own songwriting to the front.

Produced by Satwik Tripathy, “Kho Sa Gaya” took around a year to come together, with the final vocals recorded at Audiokraft Studios in Bengaluru. The song turns to the part of heartbreak that doesn’t necessarily arrive with a grand goodbye. It’s what happens after, when someone is no longer around but keeps turning up in your habits, your memories and the quiet gaps in your day.

Missing someone isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s reaching for an old routine before remembering things have changed. Rajan stays with that ordinary, often inconvenient side of loss rather than dressing it up as one big moment.

After years of making music with others and writing in English, he returns to Hindi, a language he grew up singing in. “Kho Sa Gaya” gives that side of his musical life its own space.

Read more in our Savaal feature on Suraj Rajan.