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Best Bollywood Songs of 2016

Best Bollywood Songs of 2016 - My Picks


2016 has been another splendid year for bollywood music. What marked this year was the brilliance of few artists who ruled the roost throughout the year:

  • Pritam dolled out fantastic music in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Dangal
  • Amit Trivedi kept his brand of music alive in Fitoor, Udta Punjab and Dear Zindagi
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya penned heart-wrenching melodies in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil & Dangal
  • Arijit Singh continued to be the playback singer of choice for all music directors    

Standout Albums of 2016: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Fitoor, Dangal, Udta Punjab 

Here's a look at my 16 favorite melodies of the year. Hope you will enjoy listening to them.


#16. Tere Bin

Movie: Wazir
Lyrics: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Music: Shantanu Moitra
Vocals: Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghosal


#15. Sanam Re

Movie: Sanam Re
Lyrics: Mithoon
Music: Mithoon
Vocals: Arijit Singh


#14. Kaun Tujhe

Movie: M. S. Dhoni - The Untold Story
Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir
Music: Amaal Malik
Vocals: Palak Muchhal


 #13. Sau Aasmaan

Movie: Baar Baar Dekho
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music: Amaal Mallik
Vocals: Armaan Malik & Neeti Mohan


#12. Jeete Hain Chal

Movie: Neerja
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi
Music: Vishal Khurana
Vocals: Kavita Seth


#11. Paani Ka Raasta

Movie: Raman Raghav 2.0
Lyrics: Varun Grover
Music: Ram Sampath
Vocals: Siddharth Basrur


#10. Hone Do Batiyaan

Movie: Fitoor
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire
Music: Amit Trivedi
Vocals: Nandini Srikar & Zeb Bangash


#9. Yeh Fitoor Mera

Movie: Fitoor
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire
Music: Amit Trivedi
Vocals: Arijit Singh


#8. Channa Mereya

Movie: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Pritam
Vocals: Arijit Singh


#7. Naina

Movie: Dangal
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Pritam
Vocals: Arijit Singh


#6. Pashmina

Movie: Fitoor
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire
Music: Amit Trivedi
Vocals: Amit Trivedi


 #5. Bulleya

Movie: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Pritam
Vocals: Amit Mishra, Shilpa Rao


#4. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Movie: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Pritam
Vocals: Arijit Singh


#3. Jag Ghoomeya

Movie: Sultan
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
Music: Vishal & Shekhar
Vocals: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan


#2. Dangal

Movie: Dangal
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Pritam
Vocals: Daler Mehndi


#1. Ikk Kudi

Movie: Udta Punjab
Lyrics: Late Shri Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Music: Amit Trivedi
Vocals: Shahid Mallya
Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoyed listening to my picks for 2016.
Do share your views and feedback.

As I sign off, I am leaving you with 2 standout party anthems of 2016.

#1. Kala Chashma
Movie: Baar Baar Dekho
Lyrics: Amrik Singh & Kumaar 
Music: Prem Hardeep & Badshah
Vocals: Amar Arshi, Badshah & Neha Kakkar 

#2. Kar Gayi Chull

Movie: Kapoor & Sons
Lyrics: Badshah & Kumaar
Music: Badshah & Amaal Mallik
Vocals: Badshah, Fazilpuria, Sukriti Kakar & Neha Kakkar 



Let's see what 2017 has in store for us.

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