Holi 2024: From Silsila to Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani; celebrate the festival of colours with these 6 Bollywood films
Holika Dahan is celebrated a day ahead, i.e., on March 24. People across India gather to celebrate the victory of good over evil, adorning the streets with a kaleidoscope of colours. With the long Holi weekend, many are already celebrating their mini-vacations, while some must have already booked their tickets for the Holi party with their friends and family nearby.
Since Holi and dance are synonymous with each other, you can also indulge in watching these movies to immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of this festive occasion. 1. Silsila (1981): The first movie that comes to your mind when you think of Holi is the ‘Rang Barse’ song from Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar starrer movie Silsila.
The film has a memorable Holi sequence song. This classic Yash Chopra-directed Bollywood romance drama is heavily reliant on the Holi scene, which portrays emotions of love, desire, and conflict between the characters. 2.
Sholay (1975): Another famous classic movie to watch this Holi is 1975 Ramesh Sippy film Sholay. The famous song ‘Holi ke din’ song is an iconic song which is played to celebrate the festival. In this song sequence, the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan (Jai), Dharmendra (Veeru), Hema Malini (Basanti), and the villagers Ramgarh sing and dance to celebrate the festival.
Apart from this, the film also features Gabbar Singh's famous dialogue which is used even today ‘Holi Kab hai, Kab hai Holi.’The song also features the attack on the villagers planned by Gabbar Singh on the day of Holi. Watch this Bollywood movie which is a mix of action, drama, revenge, romance, comedy and chart-busting music. 3.
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