The Entertainment industry has always been instrumental in bringing out the patriot inside us with their movies and songs. Though the world is undergoing the COVID-19 pandemic, it cannot stop us from expressing the love we have for our country. It has been evident most of the time that whenever a person wants to express the love for the country, patriotic songs of Bollywood have always remained the first choice. As we celebrate the 74th Independence Day of India, let’s take a look at the 10 most favourite patriotic songs of all times.

  1. Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon


 

This beautiful patriotic song has been crooned by the evergreen singer of Bollywood Lata Mangeshkar. Composed by C. Ramchandra and put down to words by Kavi Pradeep. This song is dedicated to the Indian Military who protects and guards us every single second so that the people of this country can live a peaceful life.



  1. Maa Tujjhe Salaam


 

Beautifully composed by the music maestro A.R. Rahman, the uniqueness of our motherland has been admired in this song. The people of India consider ‘Bharat’ as their mother and the lyrics of the does full justice in saluting our country, India. This composition is one of the most popular patriotic songs and holds Guinness World Record for being performed in the most number of languages.



  1. Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera


 

Another melodious and patriotic composition by A.R. Rahman, this song is from the movie ‘Swades’. Wonderfully crooned by the music maestro Rahman, the lyrics of this song has been written by Javed Akhtar. This song brings out the connection and love one has for his country even if he is away from his motherland.



  1. Rang De Basanti


 

The song ‘Rang De Basanti’ is one of the most patriotic songs of the decade. This song has remained popular since its release. Starting from school functions to any patriotic event, this song has always made it to the charts. It has been sung by Daler Mehndi and Chitra and put down to words by Prasoon Joshi. ‘Rang De Basanti’ is also a Rahman composition.



  1. Mera Rang De Basanti Chola


 

This song from the movie ‘The Legend Of Bhagat Singh’ starring Ajay Devgn has altogether a separate fanbase. Crooned by Sonu Nigam and Manmohan Waris, the song has been composed by A.R. Rahman and lyrics of has been written by Sameer.



  1. Jai Ho


 

This energetic patriotic song from the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has been composed by A.R. Rahman and it also received universal recognition. ‘Jai Ho’ has won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. It has been beautifully sung by A R Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi, Mahalakshmi Iyer and Vijay Prakash. The lyrics have been put down to words by Gulzar and Tanvi.



  1. Ae Watan


 

The song ‘Ae Watan’ from Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Raazi’ has been splendidly crooned by Sunidhi Chauhan. Composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy and written by Gulzar & Allama Iqbal, this song is all about protecting our motherland.



  1. Teri Mitti


 

This composition is one of the favourite patriotic songs of the decade. ‘Teri Mitti’ from the movie ‘Kesari’ is sure to give you goose bumps with its wonderful lyrics. It has been sung by B Praak and put to words by Manoj Muntashir. The music of the song has been composed by Arko.



  1. Bharat


 

This emotional patriotic song from the movie ‘Manikarnika’ has been crooned by Shankar Mahadevan. The song ‘Bharat’ brings out the love for the country and proud feeling of serving the motherland before of everything.



  1. Bharat Ki Beti


 

This song is from the movie ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’. Recently released, this song has been crooned by the magical voice of Arijit Singh and composed by Amit Trivedi. Kausar Munir has penned down the lyrics for this song.