What are the things that first come to your mind when you hear RAIN…garam chai, jalebi, pakode, an actress in a drenched satin saree, a shirtless muscular hero romancing as raindrops trickle down their bodies… Almost all love stories in India have their beginning or making in Bollywood ‘saawan’ songs, here is the list of some of the most famous ones:-
This classic is the first song that comes to our mind when we think of a Bollywood rain number. Possibly, the most iconic image that springs from Bollywood's sepia-toned past is that of Raj Kapoor and Nargis under an umbrella. Romance underlined the scene in which they go from sharing a saucer of chai to sharing an umbrella.
This is a typical Bollywood rain song where Raveena Tandon dons a diaphanous saree and tries to seduce the impassive Akshay Kumar. Trust us, Raveena looked her sexy best in this yellow, drenched, semi-transparent attire. The music, the lyrics and a shirtless Akshay Kumar (minus his chest hairs!) were bang on to the sensuality factor. Chemistry exploded through every pixel of the screen as they both indulge in a dripping game of seduction.
Still fresh in our minds for its romantic and amazing picturisation, this song falls into the ‘chooooo cute’ bracket. The lyrics, an innocent looking Manisha Koirala, the handsome Anil Kapoor in his retro look makes this one of the top rain songs of this decade. Just sit back and hum the tunes!
Okay, to be honest, this wasn’t a song, but who could forget the piano number that the Romance King plays to woo his lady love? A beautiful and yet an aesthetic rain scene from a magnum opus. One never gets bored of seeing this ‘song’ again and again!
There’s some naughty lyrics and there’s a bombshell babe called Zeenat Aman, do we need to say more?
Trust a jaunty Big B to rub off some of his playful disposition on the usually reserved Smita Patil as they both get a wild taste of monsoon while shaking a leg. Smita Patil looking every inch the sexy Indian woman wrapped in a wet six yards.
Aamir Khan gets fully drenched to romance the sultry Sonali Bendre. The song Jo Haal Dil Ka is a tangy rain number. Moreover, we haven’t seen Sonali Bendre and Aamir to this sexy best as ever before.
This romantic number is too much to let it go, soothing lyrics set the mood to hold on to your lover and enjoy the drizzling rain on the window pane.
The song unlike other rain songs does not give in to lust or passion but is a rather cute song picturised on Sridevi and Sunny Deol. This song is all madness and amusement. Sridevi dressed in the most ‘outrageous’ outfit combined with an equally over-the-top- headgear is a treat to watch. Sridevi's best when she has someone to play off , and Sunny provides that - he's the kind of co-star that best allows her to shine.
Just like movie ‘Hum Tum’, this song was pleasure to watch. Both Rani and Saif were given a refreshing makeover for the movie. A soft and breezy number in this film just feels like the first showers of monsoon.