Tikuliya Ae Raja by Pawan Singh, Shivani Singh

There is an honesty to Tikuliya Ae Raja that separates it from most Bhojpuri songs released around the same time. The arrangement here is the work of Priyanshu Singh, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Tikuliya Ae Raja, Pawan Singh, Shivani Singh clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

When it came out in 2024, Tikuliya Ae Raja felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. Listeners have described the experience of Tikuliya Ae Raja differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

At 3:24, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Bhojpuri in recent memory — and the numbers agree.