14 best Ganesh Chaturthi songs from Bollywood
Ganpati Bappa Morya. The festival of our favourite elephant deity Lord Ganesha - Ganesh Chaturthi is here. Bollywood has always had a special place for our beloved Bappa and here on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi we bring you the best 14 Ganesh Chaturthi songs where superstars from Salman, Shah Rukh Khan to the iconic Amitabh Bachchan to Hrithik, Ayushmann, Varun, Ranveer etc all in the awe of Lord Ganesha - Ganpati Bappa.
Deva Shri Ganesha – Agneepath Remake
The best to come in this era, this awesome welcome of Lord Ganesha in Hrithik Roshan starrer new Agneepath – Deva Shree Ganesha is a treat for everyone. Incredibly sung by Ajay Gogavale with powerful lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Deva Shri Ganesha composed by Ajay-Atul is a must at every pandals celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi nowadays.
Deva Ho Deva - Hum Se BadkarKaun
Only next to Deva Shri Ganesha, this all-time evergreen Ganesh Chaturthi number sung in the praise of Lord Ganpati from the movie Hum Se BadkarKaun. The 1981 super hit multi starrer by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Vijayendra Ghatge, Ranjeeta, Amjad Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Kajal Kiran and Ranjeet is still remembered for this unforgettable Ganpati number composed by Raamlaxman and sung by Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Bhupinder Singh, Shailendra Singh and Sapan Chakraborty. Deva Ho Deva remains childhood favourite of Indians born during the era of 70’s and 80’s.
Tera Hi Jalwa - Wanted
The dance steps given by director-choreographer Prabhu Deva to Salman Khan in his comeback vehicle Wanted – remake of Pokhri became an instant crowd favourite thanks to the special appearances of Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Prabhu Deva. Penned by Jalees Sherwani and composed by Sajid–Wajid, Tera hi Jalwa is peppily crooned by Wajid Ali and Earl D'Souza.
Sadda Dil Vi Tu (Ga Ga Ga Ganapti) ABCD
This one from the directorial debut of ace choreographer Remo Dsouza from India’s first 3D dance movie ABCD became a rage especially amongst the young masses. Sung by Hard Kaur and composed by Sachin – Jigar, SaddaDil Vi Tu is all power courtesy lyrics by Mayur Puri.
Ganpati Bappa Morya – Dard Ka Rishta
A tear jerker to the hilt, this emotionally charged number from Sunil Dutt’s classic Dard Ka Rishta starring Sunil Dutt, Smita Patil, Reena Roy and Khushbu as the teenage suffering from cancer. Soulfully penned by Anand Bakshi and emotionally sung by Hariharan with music by Rahul Dev Burman, this one is a true emotional plea to the almighty Bappa by a father for his daughter.
Ganpati Apne Gaon Chale – Agneepath Original
Comes just before the solid climax of this cult Bollywood 1990 gangster drama Agneepath by Mukul Anand starring Amitabh Bachchan with Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Neelam Kothari, Rohini Hattangadi and Danny Denzongpa. Composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and written by Anand Bakshi Ganpati Apne Gaon Chale is sung by Sudesh Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Anupama Deshpande.
Mujhko Tera Jalwa – Don Remake
Composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, penned by Javed Akhtar and sung by Shankar Mahadevan. This song features Shah Rukh Khan dancing during the Ganesh festival with this song.
Shendur Laal Chadhayo - Vaastav - The Reality
Dipped in the local Marathi flavour, this song is played at the background during the pre-climax of Mahesh Manjrekar’s 'Vaastav' starring Sanjay Dutt in lead. Penned by Sameer and sung by Ravindra Sathe. Shendur Laal Chadhayo is composed by Jatin-Lalit and Rahul Ranade.
Murti Ganesh Ki – Takkar
Still a favourite at Mumbai/Maharashtra pandals, this high drama song filmed on Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra from the 1980 bollywood action masala Takkar directed by K. Bapaiah. R.D. Burman has given the music with lyrics by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor
Shree Ganeshay Dheemahi – Virrudh
From the movie 'Virrudh' and sung by Shankar Mahadevan. Directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, Virrudh stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt and John Ahraham.
DhagalaLagali - Dream Girl
Drawing inspiration from popular Mathari song ''DhagalaLagali Kala'', this song features Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha along with Riteish Deshmukh. 'DhagalaLagali Kala is sung by Mika Singh, JyoticaTangri and is written by Kumaar.
Hey Ganaraya- ABCD 2
Like ABCD its sequel also followed the tradition of having a Ganpati song. This one featuring Varun Dhawan in the lead is composed by Sachin-Jigar and sung by Divya Kumar.
Bappa – Banjo
Featuring Riteish Deshmukh from the 2016 movie Banjo by Ravi Jadhav. This song sees aspiring musician played by Riteish Deshmukh performing at Ganesh Festival pandal with gusto. Sung by Vishal Dadlani, Bappa is composed by Vishal & Shekhar
Gajanana - Bajirao Mastani
Finally, this high octane song from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2015 magnum opus Bajirao Mastani that brought Ranveer Singh in all together different league. The song sees Ranveer Singh as Bajirao Peshwa welcoming the arrival of Lord Ganesha along with her wife Kashibai played by Priyanka Chopra Jonas. While Mastani - Deepika Padukone is fighting her enemies like a lioness and protecting herself and her child.