Holi has always been a lavish festival in India which ourBollywood celebs have been celebrating with the most enthusiasm as well. Thoughthe corona outbreak has locked us in and the increasing surge in cases haspushed the government to mute all the big holi celebrations but that doesn’tmean our festive spirits will die. This year people might not attend largegatherings of holi celebrations but definitely will be creating new ways tocelebrate.
Holi is all about enjoying colors and dancing your heartout to the evergreen Bollywood playlist for holi. No matter how old the songsare or whichever place you are few songs are a must on holi. Listed below aresongs that no holi party will leave:
1. Areja re hat natkhat (Navrang)
A 1959 Hindi movie starring Sandhya Shantaram and Mahipalunder the direction of V. Shantaram gave this holi song long back. This musicalmovie with a tint of early days innocent romance had 14 songs in total but ‘areja re hat natkhat’ is the one which has literally passed on to generations.
2. Aajna chodainge (Kati Patang)
Sung by the legends Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar the song was released in 1971 starring Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh. This movie was a box office hit at thattime.
3. Rangbarse ( silsila)
Holi and rang barse always go hand in hand. Sung byAmitabh Bachchan and written by his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was released in 1981. This song isso common in holi parties that it should officially be declared as the ‘holianthem’.
4. Balampichkari ( yeh jawaani hai dewaani)
This peppy, vibrant and joyous song is the new agerelease favorite of every youngster since 2013. Dancing on the steps of DeepikaPadukone, Aditya Roy, Kapoor and Kalki Koechlin your heart will surely jump forthis melody.
5. Dome a favor, let’s play holi (Waqt)
In the voice of Anu Malik with the moves of Akshay Kumarand Priyanka Chopra Bollywood added one more festival song to our playlist in2005. Like a tradition, we play this song while holding water guns and colorbombs.
Well, if you haven’t added these songs to today’s playlistthen go do it now. Like colors, they will add vibrance to your festival in the tensedsituation of covid.