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Think of the festival of colour 'Holi' and first thing comes to the mind is myriad colours, pool of water and loads of entertainment.

The fun-n-frolic of Holi is incomplete without its traditional delicacies and groovy popular Bollywood holi songs.

Bollywood's hottest ex-lovers Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone get into the Holi spirit even before the festive season.

Ranbir and Deepika shot a Holi sequence for their upcoming film 'Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani' a couple of months back and indulged in some fun moments.

While shooting Holi song "Balam pichkari" the whole cast got immersed in colours. Ranbir and Deepika share the screen space after 4 years.

For decades now, properly portraying the Holi festival has been an essential part of Bollywood films.

These songs have seeped into our imagination and their hold over our collective consciousness now runs as deep as the colours of Holi.

Here's a list of some of the popular Bollywood Holi songs that will help get you in the festive mood:

Rang Barse - SILSILA

From oldies to youngsters, it remains one of the most memorable and best Holi songs. The elements of masti, unabashed flirting under the influence of bhang and how to serenade the lady you love during holi is well remembered till date.

This song featured the ex-lovers Amitabh & Rekha, Jaya Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar.

Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain - SHOLAY

This yet another outstanding colourful song of holi which is filled with joyous sounds is quite striking, pushing the message of spiritual and social harmony.

The real life couple Dharmendra & Hema Malini sang and danced to their heart's content.

Aaj Na Chhodenge Bus Humjoli - KATI PATANG

The Rajesh Khanna starrer is again one beautiful holi song. A mix of sadness and excitement the song is still treasured during the festival.

The song also featured Asha Parekh.

Holi Khele Raghuveera - BAGHBAN

Three decades post-SILSILA (where Big B shook legs with Rekha), Amitabh Bachchan wooed Hema Malini in this song with the same plan. A 62-year-old crooning and matching steps with his lady on the occasion of holi evokes a feeling of rejuvenation and stands popular among families, friends, neighbours.

Let's Play Holi - WAQT: THE RACE AGAINST TIME

This modern day holi song has all the necessary chutzpah to spice up the proceedings considerably. The Akshay Kumar and Priyanka starrer song is immensely popular among youngsters.

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