Yaar Je Mohabbat Main by Manoj Tiwari

Few songs from 2013 have held their ground as well as Yaar Je Mohabbat Main, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Asalam's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Yaar Je Mohabbat Main, Manoj Tiwari clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Yaar Je Mohabbat Main is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2013 was a strong year for Bhojpuri music, and Yaar Je Mohabbat Main was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Yaar Je Mohabbat Main. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 4:49, 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.