Jan-Nov 2015 has seen a mixed bag of Bollywood music genres, but with clear winners in terms of music directors, singers, and lyricists. There are two categories in the countdown below-Catchy and Romantic. The common bar for these two genres is that they are harbingers of change-either the lyrics talk about change or the music itself is a change from the usual.

Catchy Numbers That Make Your Feet Tap

5. Prem Leela

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Predicable but catchy, amusing lyrics with a story
Film: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
Singers: Aman Trikha, Vineet Singh
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Lyrics snippet: โ€œJaise Radha Shyam se
Sita mili Ram se sab ko apna pyaar mile araam seโ€

4: Afghan Jalebi

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Arabic overtones, folksy
Film: Phantom
Music: Pritam
Singer: Syed Asrar Shah
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Lyrics snippet: โ€œBandook dikha dikha ke kya pyar karegi; Chehra bhi kabhi
dikhanaโ€

3. Superman

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Rustic lyrics, full of โ€œTevarโ€ attitude
Film: Tevar
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid
Singer: Wajid
Lyricist: Kausar Munir, Danish Sabri, Sajid
Lyrics Snippet: โ€œEk bata doon aap se, Nahi darta kisi ke baap se; Ja mere
naam ke bill faad le, Jo ukhaad na ukhaad le, Main toh Supermanโ€

2. Sooraj Dooba Hai

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Superb lyrics, modern feel, smooth
Film: Roy
Music: Amaal Mallik
Singers: Arijit Singh, Aditi Sharma
Lyricist: Kumaar
Lyrics snippet: โ€œMatlabi ho ja zara matlabi duniya ki sunta hai kyon Khud ke bhi sun le kabi, sooraj dooba hai yaaroโ€

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1. Gulaabo

Peppy, whimsical, unusual lyrics, over all fantastic
Film: Shandaar
Music: Amit Trivedi
Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Anusha Mani
Lyricist: Anvita Dutt
Lyrics snippet: โ€œHey surma lagaa ke,
Latein uljha ke, Haath jiya pe mal-mal Tere chhajje ke niche khade hain, Phans
gaye jaise dal-dalโ€


Romantic Songs or Lyrics that Tug at Heartstrings

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5. Jeena JeenaSweet, longing, modern
Film: Badlapur
Singer: Atif Aslam
Music: Sachin-Jigar
Lyricists: Dinesh Vijan & Priya Saraiya
Lyrics snippet: โ€œDehleez pe mere dil ki
Jo rakhe hain tune kadam; Tere naam
pe meri zindagi; Likh di mere
hum dumโ€

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4. Tu Hai ki NahiUnexpected music arrangement with
some whistling thrown in
Film: Roy
Singer/ Composer: Ankit Tiwari
Lyrics: Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay
Lyrics snippet: โ€œTu wo lamha jo na
thehre Aane waala kal mera
Main aas paas tere aur mere paas Tu hai ke nahiโ€

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3. SawareBeautiful opening, wistful
Film: Phantom
Singer: Arijit Singh
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Lyrics snippet: โ€œIshq ka yeh Sitam na
gawara hua pal; pal gin ke guzara, maano karza utaaraโ€

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2. Tum Saath HoClassic heart-wrenching
Film: Tamasha
Singer: Alka Yagnik, Arijit Singh
Lyrics Irshad Kamil
Lyrics snippet: โ€œBethi bethi bhaagi
phirun; Meri taraf aata har gham phisal
jaaye Agar tum saath hoโ€

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1. Mar JaayenDramatic, lovesick
Film: LoveShuda
Singer: Atif Aslam
Music: Mithoon
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri
Lyrics snippet: โ€œKaash woh pal paida
hi na ho, jis pal me tu nazar na aayeโ€

Priya Das is an enthusiastic follower of world music and avidly tracks intersecting points between folk, classical, jazz and other genres.