Aashiq by Khesari Lal Yadav, Priyanka Singh

Released as part of Aashiq, Aashiq announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Behind the melody is the work of Shubham Raj (SBR), whose composition choices give Aashiq its distinctive texture.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Aashiq, Khesari Lal Yadav, Priyanka Singh clearly belongs in the second group. Hearing Aashiq without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Aashiq.

In 2022, Bhojpuri produced many songs, but Aashiq was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

The 2:39 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Bhojpuri in recent memory — and the numbers agree.