with lot of enthusiasm and variations". Though "Ishq Wala Love" was released earlier, Mohan's first recorded Hindi song was "Jiya Re". both the songs declared chartbusters. For her work in both the songs, Mohan won the RD Burman Award for New Music Talent at the Annual Filmfare awards, and won the Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Jiya Re". Besides, Mohan provided the chorus along with Natalie Di Luccio in Raghav Sachar-composed "Bittoo Sab Ki Lega" from Bittoo Boss, released the same year. During the year, she released her first single, titled "Ja Ja"; composed and written by Mohan, assisted by her father. The following year, Mohan lent her voice for Ayushmann Khurrana's Punjabi track, "Saadi Galli Aaja", co-composed, co-written and co-sung by Khurana. Since Mohan does not speak Punjabi, she had to learn to pronounce the words before recording the song. Koimoi stated that Mohan "mesmerizes" the listeners in the unplugged version of the song, with her "husky voice". Mohan performed the track "Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari" for Vishal–Shekhar composed Chennai Express, along with Sunidhi Chauhan and Arijit Singh. Besides, she worked with Vishal–Shekhar for two other projects; Gippi and Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, where she recorded "Dil Kaagzi" for the former and "Naina" for the latter. While Mohan and Rashid Ali were performing in one Rahman's concert show, he came up with the idea to bring a duet between the two, since "both shares similar vocal texture". Hence, she did playback for Sonam Kapoor in Raanjhanaa "Nazar Laaye". Mohan had to bring the "softness" in her voice to match the "definite attitude" in Kapoor's persona for her character. Mohan's first release of 2014 was Sohail Sen-composed "Tune Maari Entriyaan" in Gunday. Sung along with Bappi Lahiri, Vishal Dadlani and KK, the song was a critical and commercial success, being placed at position 8 in "The Times of India Radio Mirchi Top 10 songs" of the year. Furthermore, Mohan along with Aditi Singh Sharma performed an electronic dance music styled "Pinacolada" from Darr @ The Mall, marketed as the first Gothic Bollywood song. Mohan collaborated again with Khurrana in Raghu Dixit's "Khamakhaan" from Bewakoofiyaan, where The Indian Express affirmed that the song is "owned by Mohan from the moment she breathes into it in the beginning without any instruments". Apart from rendering Sajid–Wajid's "Galat Baat Hai" from Main Tera Hero, for which Rajiv Vijayakar of Bollywood Hungama considered