21 Bollywood Old Songs That Will Remain Evergreen Till Eternity

Our Bollywood film industry is known for the amazing songs and dance moves. Indian cinema has a long history of music in films. The legendary singers like Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, etc have sung some of the evergreen old songs whose lyrics are so beautiful they’ll instantly make you love the song. Maybe that’s the reason your grandfather or dad keeps playing the old classic songs and get lost in their melody.

Here we have a list of some best old Bollywood songs that tend to stay close to you forever.

1. Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana

This song was sung by the legendary Kishore Kumar for the movie Andaz in 1971. The song also received the Filmfare for the Best Lyricist. It was written by Hasrat Jaipuri.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8rhkzEMVdQ

2. Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na Jaye Na

This iconic old song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar, written by Gulzar for the 1978 film Ghar featuring and stars Rekha and Vinod Mehra. The music direction of Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na was done by R.D. Burman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j5bnsNS-FE

3. Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna

This song was sung by Kishore Kumar for the 1981 film Kudrat. Written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and the Music Director of Kudrat was R.D. Burman. The song was also nominated for the Filmfare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz8mlcZBb4A

4. Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar

This iconic song was sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle for the 1961 film Hum Dono starring Dev Anand and Sadhna. Jaidev was the Music Director and the lyricist was Sahir Ludhianvi.

5. Roop Tera Mastana

The song was sung by legend Kishore Kumar and he won the Filmfare for the Best Male Playback Singer for this song. The song was sung for the 1969 film Aradhana that featured Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was composed by S.D. Burman.

6. Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua

This amazing song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey. This song was featured in the movie Shree 420 starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXLzfldeDcM

7. Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se

The song was sung by Kishore Da and was featured in the 1974 film Ajanabee starring Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman. The on-screen chemistry of the actors together made this song magical. R.D. Burman was The Music Director of this song.

8. Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Logon Ka Kaam Hai Kahana

This superhit classic old Hindi song was sung by Kishore Kumar from the blockbuster Hindi movie of Amar Prem (1972) starring  Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The music was composed by R.D.Burman and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.

9. Mere Sapno ki Rani Kab Ayegi Tu

This iconic Hindi classic romantic song was sung by Kishore Kumar and was featured in the 1969 film Aradhana that featuring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The lyricist of the song is Anand Bakshi.

10. Lag Ja Gale

Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, this evergreen song features in Who Kaun Thi?. Written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, the iconic song was released in the year 1964. It starres Manoj Kumar alongside Sadhna. Madan Mohan Kohli is the music director.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFr6G5zveS8

11. Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe

Sung by Mohammed Rafi, this old Bollywood song was one of the most heartwarming songs of the movie Kanyadan. The film featured legends like Shashi Kapoor and Asha Parekh. The lyrics were written by Neeraj.

12. Kya Hua Tera Wada

The song was composed by R. D. Burman. Sung by Mohammed Rafi and Sushma Shrestha, the song won both Filmfare best male playback singer and National film award.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5D1dhTMclI

13. Humein Tumse Pyar Kitna

This beautiful Hindi song was sung by the legend Kishore Kumar and was composed by R. D. Burman. The song was featured in the 1981 Indian Hindi drama film, Kudrat. The movie starred  Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini. The song is heard twice in the movie, the first time by Parveen Sultana and the second time by Kishore Kumar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz8mlcZBb4A

14. Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein

It is a old Hindi song from the movie Kabhi Kabhie released in the year 1976 featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. The lyricist of this amazing song is Sahir Ludhianvi. The original song is in literary Urdu and was in fact a poem from his collection Talkhiyan.

15. Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge

This is one of the most epic Bollywood songs on friendship. The song was sung by Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey for the popular movie Sholay featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. R. D. Burman composed the music, and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T8G_d5o5Gs

16. Mera Joota Hai Japani

This song is one of the most popular old songs from Raj Kapoor’s film Shree 420 that was released in 1955. The song was sung by Mukesh and Shailendra was the lyricists.

17. Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi

This song is from Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore starrer movie Aa Gale Lag Jaa. Kishore Kumar sang the song and the music was given by R. D. Burman. The lyrics are penned by Sahir Ludhianvi.

18. Ek Radha Ek Meera

Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, this song featured in the 1985 romantic drama movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili that starred stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor. Ravindra Jain was the music director of the film and he received a Filmfare Award for this movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcuWwBKWy0U

19. Yeh Raaten Yeh Mausam

Sung by legends like Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle, this song featured in the film Dilli Ka Thug. The music was by Ravi and the lyrics were penned by Shailendra.

20. Tum Ko Dekha Toh Ye Khayal

This evergreen ghazal was sung by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh for the 1982 film Saath Saath featuring Farooque Shaikh and Deepti Naval in the lead roles.

21. Tujhse Naraz Nahin Zindagi

The song has a female and a male version that was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Anup Ghoshal respectively for the 1983 film, Masoom. The song was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics of the song was written by Gulzar. He also won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for this song.