Music is close to me. All kinds of beats keep me erect and power me. Music makes me happy and I embrace it when sad.
Right from the childhood … when my father used to make me sit on the kitchen almirah while Ameen Sayani played Bollywood countdown week-after-week on Radio Cylone’s Binaca Geetmala … to the modern day’s Bose digital sound, music has been part of my life. I live music, you may say.
And when I decided to compile a list of best filmi songs, there was a rapid gush of numbers that have been making me crazy all these years. ~~~ For over a month, I struggled with about 300 beautiful songs, many of which had either launched a singer or a composer or a lyricist or an actor at the time of their release. But I was determined to shortlist the very best … just 25.
At one point, it appeared I better drop the idea after listening to cassettes, records, CDs and going through reviews, countdowns and references. How could I sacrifice a great song for another! But … I had to be strong.
The list is here, finally… based on lyric, vocal, rhythm, instrument, sense, popularity, length, theme, composition, compatibility and cinematography.
It may disappoint many a music lovers for several of their favorite numbers may not have found a place in this. But … believe me … the songs listed below, in order of preference, are the best out of the rest. I have also tried to link the songs to youtube videos so that one can quickly watch & hear them too.
Bollywood’s Best 25 Songs
- Dil hai chhota sa – Roja
- Aaja sanam madhur chandni mein hum – Chori Chori
- Maang ke saath tumhara – Naya Daur
- Hum aapki aankhon mein – Pyaasa
- Har ghadi badal rahi hai– Kal Ho Na Ho
- Pyar hua iqrar hua – Shri 420
- Lagja gale – Wo Kaun Thi
- Aaoge jab tum saajna – Jab We Met
- Kehna hi kya – Bombay
- Ajeeb daastan hain ye – Dil Apna Preet Parai
- Jaaiye aap kahan jaayenge – Mere Sanam
- Mere sapno ki rani kab aayegi tu – Aradhna
- Tu jaane na – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
- Tu hi haqeeqat – Tum Miley
- Pyar kiya to darna kya– Mughal-e-Azam
- Ye ishq hai – Jab We Met
- Dum dara – Guru
- Aao huzoor tumko – Kismat
- Aaj phir jeeney ki tamanna hai – Guide
- Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein – Kabhi Kabhie
- Ankhiyon ke jharokhon se – Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
- Chalte chalte – Pakeezah
- Orey manwa tu to baavra hai – Wake Up Sid
- Awaara bhawre – Sapney
- Chand sifarish – Fanaa
Neeraj Bhushan 
It’s really so nice and Greatest Hindi Songs, thanks for sharing this wonderful songs links. I like all these songs, so this post is so much useful and important for me.
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I like all songs of the website.
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excellent collection thanks.
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Thank you.
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Selecting TOP25 is a tough job from “Greatest Hindi Songs”. Anyway you have done a good job.
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I love all the songs in the list. But my all-time favorite is: Tere mere sapne from Guide 🙂
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wow….This must have been tough….!!! And as U said many of ur favs are not in this top 25………..hee hee…!!! Enjoyed reading and now hearing all……Thanks. Superb post.
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yeah, real tough job… it took few months to compile. blv u have had good time hearing the picks. thanks.
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Guys, I too have this HMV model up for sale along with many Hindi songs records and a few Marathi albums. pl mail me on abhigoa19@gmail.com.
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Pyar kiya to darna kya should be way above the 15th place.
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🙂
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great songs
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Thanks. Hear them, always. They will take the toxins out of your body.
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I love these songs! They really add an interesting mix to my collection, thanks! 🙂
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Welcome, Arthur.
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