Songs about love and romance are exceedingly popular in Hindi films. Love is an expression that is eternal in Hindi films. Dwell in an epic list of romantic Bollywood songs of the 80s 90s and 2000s.

Bollywood films are known for their glitz and glamour. The Hindi film industry which is known as Bollywood has been hugely popular for the portrayal of song and dance in movies. While a lot has changed since the Hindi film industry came into being, the tradition of song and dance routine continues to this day. With Indian audiences it’s romantic Bollywood songs that strike a chord. Since the 60s, love songs have been exceedingly popular in Hindi films. The 70s was considered by many as the decade of superstars in Bollywood.

Romantic songs were written by lyric writers keeping the lead pair in mind. Needless to say it was the 70s that spawned a new era for love songs.

With the 80s came a new wave of directors who charmed audiences with their signature style of romantic songs. Thanks to advances in technology, recording studios in the 80s were equipped with state of the art recording equipment. Big budget movies gained prominence in the 90s with foreign locations being chosen for song and dance routines. Romantic Bollywood songs showcased in dream sequences have been excessively popular with audiences over the years. While playback singers in the film industry were few in the 80s and 90s, the millennium changed it all.

Since the year 2000 a number of young talented singers have established a firm foothold in Bollywood. Thanks to the talent show boom, singers from different parts of India are getting an opportunity to realize their dream of becoming playback singers. In present times different voice textures are preferred for romantic Bollywood songs. Furthermore, the cast and the script of the movie dictate the type of voice required for songs in Hindi films. Present day romantic Bollywood songs are an amalgamation of influences from various Indo-western genres.

The list below showcases an epic list of romantic Bollywood songs of the 80s 90s and 2000s. Also mentioned is the Movie and year of release

100 Greatest Romantic Bollywood Songs of the 80s 90s and 2000s           

1. Hum Tere Bin Ab Reh Nahi Sakte (Aashiqui 2)- 2013
2. Galliyan (Ek Villain)- 2014
3. Akele Hain To Kya Gham Hai (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)- 1988
4. Pehla Nasha (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar)- 1992
5. Tum Se Hi (Jab We Met)- 2007
6. Ae Mere Humsafar (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)- 1988
7. Kuch Na Kaho (1942: A Love Story)- 1994
8. Chehra Hai Ya (Saagar)- 1985
9. Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (Kaho Na Pyar Hai)- 2000
10. Chand Chupa Badal Mein (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)- 1999
11. Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)- 2008
12. Who Lahme Who Baatein (Zeher)- 2005
13. Tu Hi Hai (Dear Zindagi)- 2016
14. Gazab Ka Hai Din (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)- 1988
15. Dil Deewana (Maine Pyar Kiya)- 1989
16. Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) 2008
17. Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin)- 1991
18. Tu Hi Re (Bombay)- 1995
19. Labon Ka Karobar (Befikre)- 2016
20. Dil Ko Tum Se Pyaar Hua (Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein)- 2001
21. Saagar Kinare (Saagar)- 1985
22. Kuch Din (Kaabil)- 2017
23. Musu Musu Hasi (Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi)- 1999             
24. Mere Rang Mein (Maine Pyar Kiya)- 1989
25. Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai (Jism)- 2003
26. Man Ki Lagan (Paap)- 2003
27. Kaabil Hoon (Kaabil)- 2017
28. Tujhe Dekha To Ye Jaana Sanam (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge)- 1995
29. Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2)- 2013
30. Aap Jaisa Koi (Qurbani)- 1980
31. Dil Ke Paas (Wajah Tum Ho)- 2016
32. Mujhe Neend Na Aaye (Dil)- 1990
33. Tu Mile Dil Khile (Criminal)- 1995
34. Te Amo (Dum Maaro Dum)- 2011
35. Labon Ko Labon Pe (Bhool Bhulaiyaa)- 2007
36. Who Lahme Who Baatein (Zeher)- 2005
37. Mere Khayalon Ki Malika (Josh)- 2000
38. Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si (Life in A… Metro)- 2007
39. Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain (Pardes)- 1990
40. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga (1942: A Love Story)- 1994
41. Bahut Pyar Karte Hain (Saajan)- 1991
42. Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye (Jurm)- 1990
43. My Dil Goes Hmmm (Salaam Namaste)- 2005
44. Kise Se Pyar Ho Jaye (Kaabil)- 2017
45. Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai (Gangster)- 2006
46. Samjhawan (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)- 2014
47. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)- 1998
48. Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi (Aashiqui)- 1990              
49. Bahon Ke Darmiyan (Khamoshi: The Musical)- 1996
50. Dil To Pagal Hain (Dil To Pagal Hai)- 1997
51. Waada Raha Sanam (Khiladi)- 1992
52. Tip Tip Barsa Paani (Mohra)- 1994
53. You and Me (Befikre)- 2016
54. Saanson Ko Saanson Mein (Hum Tum)- 2004
55. Woh Peheli Bar Jab Hum Mile (Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi)- 1999
56. Suraj Hua Maddham (Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham)- 2001
57. Chana Mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)- 2016
58. Tera Hone Laga Hoon (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)- 2009
59. Mitwa (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna)- 2006
60. Bahara (I Hate Love Storys)- 2010
61. Ae Zindagi Gale Lag Ja (Dear Zindagi)- 2016
62. Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein (Dhadkan)- 2000
63. Hothon Pe Bas Tera Naam Hai (Yeh Dillagi)- 1994
64. There Ore (Singh Is King)- 2008
65. Be Intehaan (Race 2)- 2013
66. Humko Humise Churalo (Mohabbatein)- 2000
67. Mere Bina (Crook)- 2010
68. Tum Ho (Rockstar)- 2011
69. Pehla Pehla Pyar Hai (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)- 1994
70. Darkhaast (Shivaay)- 2016
71. Ishq Wala Love (Student of The Year)- 2012
72. Tujh Me Rab Dikhta Hai (Rab Ne Bana De Jodi)- 2008
73. Boond Boond (Roy)- 2015
74. Tu Hai (Mohenjo Daro)- 2016
75. Kabira (Yeh Jaawaani Hai Deewani)- 2013
76. Kaun Tujhe (MS Dhoni)- 2016
77. Daariya (Baar Baar Dekho)- 2016
78. Tujhko Jo Paya (Crook)- 2010
79. Bulleya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)- 2016
80. Zara Zara (Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein)- 2001
81. Mehram (Kahani 2)- 2016
82. Jab Tum Hote Ho (Rustom)- 2016
83. Itni Si Baat Hai (Azhar)- 2016
84. Zara Sa (Jannat)- 2008
85. Tumse Milke Aisa Laga (Parinda)- 1989
86. Jab Se Tere Naina (Saawariya)- 2007
87. Khair Mangdi (Baar Baar Dekho)- 2016
88. Neele Neel Ambar Par (Kalaakaar)- 1983
89. Main Kya Karoon (Barfi)- 2012
90. Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye (2005)
91. Aisi Deewangi (Deewana)- 1992
92. Tere Mere Dil (Rock On 2)- 2016
93. Yeh Fitoor Mera- Fitoor (2016)
94. Pyar Ki (Housefull 3)- 2016
95. Tu Meri Zindagi Hai (Aashiqui)- 1990
96. Teri Fariyaad (Tum Bin 2)- 2016
97. Ankhiyaan (Do Lafzon Ki Kahani)- 2016)
98. Tere Sang Yaara (Rustom)- 2016
99. Khamoshiyan (Khamoshiyan)- 2015
100. Saans Mein Teri Saans Mili Toh (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)- 2012

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