Bollywood and Gujarati beats to Garba.


                Navratri is one of those festival which people are most enthusiastic about . Navratri is a nine-day Hindu festival celebrated with great zeal. With these festivities, people celebrate the great cultural heritage of India. Navratri is celebrated in the honor of divine Goddess Durga. During Navratri, vibrant colors along with rhythmic dance brightens up the mood. Colorful dresses, dandiya sticks and garba dance are specially bonded with the celebration of auspicious Navratri. Earlier Garba was danced only to songs which described goddess Durga ,about her fight with Mahishasura, or about her victory over the evil .Men and women dance at an energetic pace to the rhythmic song .With time Garba songs has also undergone radical changes and has become popular all over the globe. Also the traditional songs are now laced with remix and pop versions. Moreover from quite a long time Garba dance has been seen in the Bollywood movies ,ofcourse not the traditional dance style but a fusion of it.


While traditional songs are perfect for the occasion, it is the quirky filmy beat that draws the spirited ones to the stage. These are few of the top Bollywood songs that are added to your Navratri playlist they are-
• Nagada sang dhol from ramleela goliyo ki rassleela
• Hey subhaarambh from kai po chhe.
• Pari hoon main
• Radha kaise na jale from lagaan
• Udi Udi Jaye from Raees
• Dola re dola re from Devdas
and there are many more that adds up to the list.

Along with the Bollywood beats comes along the traditional Garba songs.These are the few famous singer who has been giving us gujarati traditional garba hits-
  • Falguni Pathak
  • Atul Purohit
  • Aishwarya Majumdar
  • Kirtidan gadhavi
  • Osman Mir
  • Arvind vegda
  • Sachin jigar                                                                                                                             
Falguni has always depicted strong female characters in her songs which is why her tracks are a hit among masses.The pop genre back in the 90s, over the period of time, masses have adapted these numbers as popular Navratri songs.

 • Maine Payal hai chankayi
• Meri chunar Udd Udd Jaye.
• O piya.
• Indhana Winva
• Aiyo Rama
• Pankhida Tu Udi Jaye 

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