Thoda sa hatke Holi party playlist
Editor’s Note: With Holi just around the corner, the splainer team—with an assist from our subscribers—has put together the most kickass Holi party playlist. It captures the unruly spirit of the festival—playful, raunchy, and, umm, high-spirited—without the usual suspects like ‘Rang Barse’.
- ‘Do Me A Favour (Lets Play Holi)’ from ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’: This Anu Malik and Sunidhi Chauhan classic from 2005 has to be the party starter.
- Khaike Paan Banaraswala from ‘Don’: Aarthi thinks this is one of the best remakes of a song (ever) and hence makes the perfect choice.
- ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ by Coldplay: We all know why—yes, for its music video.
- ‘Aunty Ji’ from ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’: This song is bound to make you ‘get up and dance’!
- ‘Madhubala’ from ‘Mere Brother ki Dulhan’: Full of innuendos, full of masti.
- ‘Rangi Saari’ by Kavita Seth: Produced by Kavita Seth’s son, Kanishk Seth, the song has the right beats to pump up the dancefloor.
- ‘More Kanha Jo Aaye’ from ‘Sardari Begum’: Sung from a woman's perspective—in Asha Bhosle’s melodious voice—the song makes the perfect addition to this hatke playlist.
- ‘Tchiki Tchiki’ by Tony Gatlif, Beata Palya, Sandu Ciorba: Sharath says that in an intimate Holi gathering of close friends, he can see himself dancing to this song throwing colours into the sky.
- ‘Touch Me’ from ‘Dhoom 2’: This song becomes even cheekier in this context!
- ‘For Aisha’ by MEMBA, EVAN GIIA and Nooran Sisters: The bass of the song is ideal for a party playlist.
- ‘Ik Junoon (Paint It Red)’ from ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’: Okay hear us out, the tomatina festival is just Holi but with tomatoes.
- ‘Gulabi’ from ‘Shuddh Desi Romance’: Everything is gulabi (pink) coloured when someone gets permanent water colours!
- ‘Chunari Chunari’ from ‘Biwi No. 1’: Oh to be drunk and dancing to this Bollywood classic from the 90s!
- ‘Rang Rang Mein’ from ‘Hollywood Bollywood’: A lesser-known banger from a whacky film, with Sonu Nigam and pop queen Alisha Chinai on the vocals.
- ‘Fireball’ by Deep Purple: With double-time drums and a chaotic chorus, this progenitor of speed metal has the perfect beat for a water balloon battle.
- ‘Choose Your Fighter’ by Ava Max: From the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack, the title sums it up—gulaal greatness!
- ‘99 Revolutions’ by Green Day: Pop punk pairs perfectly with pitchkaari play, it just does. Try this out next Friday if you don’t believe us!
- ‘Crucifire’ by Desert Sessions: Straight outta Joshua Tree, this one’s for the stoner rockers.
- ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ by The Killers: At this point, you really shouldn’t need us to tell you how perfect this band’s biggest song is for any party playlist. So we’re offering you this underrated companion piece to add to it instead.
- ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba: Don’t worry, we’re not avoiding all the classics—this one’s the angrezi go-to at Raghav’s neighbourhood parties so it had to be on here.
PS: Stand-out tracks from the discographies have been added to splainer’s Holi party playlist on Spotify!
