In honor of Diwali weekend.. here is your Top 10 List of Popular Diwali Songs in Bollywood…through the decades! If you notice, between the 1940’s and 1970’s, Bollywood loved celebrating this holiday and even included the actual word “Diwali” in the song titles. As the years passed, however, there were fewer song/dance numbers dedicated to the celebration of the Indian New Year. Filmmakers instead focused energies into portraying other colorful Indian festivals such Holi and Navratri. Nonetheless – let’s take a listen to the songs that remind us of the festival of lights, Diwali. Sal Mubarak!
Here is the youtube playlist link of the songs below – perfect for your Diwali party!
Song | Movie | Year | Singers |
Aai Diwali | Rattan | 1944 | Zohrabai Ambalawali |
Kaise Diwali Manaye | Paigham | 1959 | Mohammed Rafi |
Mile Hai Chirago Ke Rangeen Diwali Hain |
Nazrana | 1961 | Mukesh |
Deep Diwali Ke Juthe | Jugnu | 1973 | Kishore Kumar |
Tere Mere Pyar Ka | Begunnah | 1991 | Kishore Kumar |
Aayee Hai Diwali Suno Ji Gharwaali. | Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa | 2001 | Alka Yagnik |
Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham | Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham | 2001 | Lata Mangeshkar |
Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai | Mohabbatein | 2001 | Shweta Pandit Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, |
Happy Diwali | Home Delivery | 2011 | Vaishali, Surthi, Divya, Suraj, Sunidhi Chauhan |
India Waale | Happy New Year | 2014 | Vishal Dadlani, K.K., Shankar Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan |