Ganesh Chaturthi 2018: Top 9 Bollywood songs that you can dedicate to Lord Ganesha

The entire nation is gearing up to welcome Lord Ganesha and are busy giving final touches to their preparation for the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi. In Maharashtra, Ganpati Bappa is hands down everyone’s favourite deity so naturally, people eagerly look forward to this festival and go out of their way to celebrate it. As no festivity is complete without music, we thought of compiling a few songs that capture the beauty of  Ganesh Chaturthi and also, they are the perfect songs to dedicate to Lord Ganesha.

9 Best Bollywood songs for Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganpati Aarti by Amitabh Bachchan (‘Sarkar 3’, 2017)

What can be a better way than to welcome the deity by an Aarti sung by none other than Amitabh Bachchan?  Composed by Rohan Vinayak and Ravi Shankar, the song featured in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Sarkar 3’.

Bappa (‘Banjo’, 2016)

Crooned by Vishal Dadlani, ‘Bappa’ sets the mood for the festival. The song is composed by Vishal-Shekhar and featured in Ravi Jadhav’s ‘Banjo’ which starred Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri in lead roles.

Gajanana (‘Bajirao Mastani’, 2015)

Composed by Shreyas Puranik, ‘Gajanana’ song from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’ would be an ideal song to pay one’s obeisance to Lord Ganesha.

Hey Ganaraya (‘ABCD 2’, 2015)

‘Hey Ganaraya’ is a song which is very energetic yet soulful. You and your friends can perform on this song in your society’s Ganesh pandal. It would really become the highlight of the celebrations, trust us. Composed by Sachin and Jigar, the song is sung by Divya Kumar.

Sadda Dil Vi Tu (‘ABCD’, 2013)

Now, this is a song that can make anyone get up and dance. While the majority of Ganpati songs are sung by male singers, this one stands out as it is crooned by Hard Kaur. Composer Sachin-Jigar has really done a very good with the composition of this energetic track.

Deva Shree Ganesha (‘Agneepath’, 2012)

This is a traditional song which perfectly captures the beauty and the grandeur of the Ganesh Utsav celebrated in Maharashtra. Hrithik Roshan makes it even more special. Composed by Ajay-Atul, the lyrics of this song are penned by Ajay Gogavale himself.

Maurya Re (‘Don’, 2006)

King Khan offers a lovely song where Lord Ganesha is urged to come back again as his company brings the utmost happiness to one and all. Music composer Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have given us one gem of a song and its sung by the terrific Shankar Mahadevan.

Sindoor Lal Chadayo (Vaastav 1999)

Now this song is hands down the best song that you can dedicate to your favourite Ganpati bappa. This song is composed by Jatin-Lalit while its lyrics are penned by Sameer. You can hear this song on loop.

Deva Ho Deva Ganpati Deva( ‘Hum Se Badkar Kaun’, 1981)

This song highlights the power of Ganpati bappa and the love of his followers for him. Composed by Raamlaxman, the song is rendered by Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Bhupinder and others.

So guys, let us know if we have missed out any songs or you would like to add your favourite track in this list.

We wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi.

Pooja Sharma

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