Holi has been a part of the Bollywood culture for a very long time. Be it the Bollywood parties or the Holi sequence in the movie, the festival of colors always manages to leave an indelible mark on the buffs Holi which signifies the win of good over bad, is not just about colors and sweets, it is also about going extra mad for the day. And nothing works better than music when it comes to adding extra touch wildness. Just like every time, the Bollywood industry has taken care of this too. Over the years, we witnessed a number of Bollywood songs, that made us jump on the dance floor. Here we bring you the top 10 songs to play on the festival of colors:
1. Badri ki Dulhania: If you are a fan of upbeat and groovy music, this song is for you. Written by Shabbir Ahmed and composed by Tanishk Bagchi, the song features the voices of Dev Negi, Neha Kakkar, Monali Thakur, and Ikka. And top of that the video of the song features a mind-blowing Holi celebration.
2. Balam Pichkari: Whether it be just a party or Holi Party, it is sober if Balam Pichkari is not being played in it. Sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade, the song is composed by Pritam. Featuring, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in lead, the movie belongs to Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
3. Do Me a Favor: It has to be one of the most soul-lifting songs of the music industry. Do Me A Favor let's play Holi, the lyrics of the song is living in our heads rent-free since the day it was released. Written by Sameer, the song is song was crooned by Anu Malik and Sunidhi Chauhan.
4. Ang Se Ang Lagana: This grooving song, belongs to Darr featuring Sunny Deol, Shah Rukh Khan, and Juhi Chawla in lead. Alka Yagnik, Vinod Rathod, Sudesh Bhosle, and Devki Pandit lent their voices to the song.
5. Rang barse: No Holi playlist can be complete without this iconic number featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, and Sanjeev Kumar. Why is it the most loved song by champions of the festival? Perhaps, because of the playful lyrics were written by none other than Amitabh’s father and legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Yash Chopra directed the 1981 film.
6. Holi Ke Din Dil: The song features Dharmendra romancing with the dream girl on the occasion of Holi. Composed by RD Barman, the song is sung by legendry singer, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishor Kumar.
7. Aare Ja Re Hat Natkhat: One of the oldest Holi songs featured in a Hindi film, this one is also iconic because of the brilliant performance by Sandhya in this V Shantaram movie from 1959. Asha Bhonsle and Mahendra Kapoor crooned the song that was composed by C Ramachandra. Bharat Vyas wrote the lyrics for the song.
8. Jai Jai Shiv Shankar: The song is for the Hindu mythological god, Shiva but captures the essence of Holi. And the key highlight of the song is Bollywood’s two most jaw-dropping dancers, Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan matching the steps on the song.
9. Go Pagal: As we said earlier, Holi is all about going wild or we can say go Pagal and that’s what Akshay Kumar wants to say with his song from Jollu LLB2. The song starring Akshay Kumar and Huma Qureshi in lead is one of the best Bollywood songs.
10. Hori Khele Raghuveera: It's hard to imagine someone who hasn't heard this iconic Baghban song. Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh and Udit Narayan sing the song and the inclusion of Amitabh Bachchan's older voice in the film is icing on the cake.
