Singer Nikhil Dsouza, known for hit Bollywood songs like "Shaam", "Mere bina" and "O gujariya", has come out with his first solo non-film Hindi song titled "Sitaare".

"'Sitaare' is my first solo non-film song in Hindi, composed by me with lyrics written by Pinky Poonawala. I wanted to write a song that brought together two beliefs - first, that we're all fundamentally stardust, and second, that our destinies are written in the stars," he said.

"The song is an ode to the idea that it is preordained we will meet certain people in our lives - whether as lovers or friends or enemies. Some might call them soulmates," according to Nikhil, who had earlier sung the popular non-film Hindi song "Vaaste" with singer Dhvani Bhanushali.

He has also written his own songs in English.