Anganbadi Wali Bhauji by Khesari Lal Yadav

Anganbadi Wali Bhauji arrived from the Anganbadi Wali Bhauji album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2022. M.M. Brothers's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The performance by Khesari Lal Yadav is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2022 was a strong year for Bhojpuri music, and Anganbadi Wali Bhauji was among the reasons why. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

Running to 5:01, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Bhojpuri in recent memory — and the numbers agree.