Ae Mere Humsafar First Pass

[Cranky Emu]

I have yet to finish my mix of this, not far off though.

A few things that really stand out in this song: (not your mix)

• The lead vocals are very sharp and harsh
  
• There are a lot of clocking errors (clicks) in it
  
• Large number of sibilance issues
  
• The breathy sounds are overwhelming, and make the track sound compressed.
  

Have no idea what mic was used to record the vocals, but I feel it wasn't well suited to the singers voice.

Your mix is not that bad, it is the vocal that kills it (which is not your fault).
The vocal needs an awful lot of automation to clean it up. My automation lane has nearly 500 automation points (pre-fx) on the vocal track.
At this point I have a rough mix, vocals sorted (for now), the next task is to start on automating all the instruments, returns and buses.

One thing I really liked with your mix is you did not drown it in reverb and try to cover up the problems with the vocal, you worked on the mix instead. It is not an easy song to mix due to several factors.