Love Songs From The 60s To Melt Your Heart

The sixties was a heady time and a period when some of the most romantic songs known to Hindi cinema, were produced. This makes our task of picking the top ten love songs of the decade even more diffcult, but here are some classics.

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Every single song will evoke a special memory and recreate a scene from your life in your mind--songs which will make the old feel nostalgic and the young, dizzy. Here they go, the songs to make you want to fall in love again.

1. deewana mastana hua dil from Bombai Ka Babu (1960) starring Dev Anand-Suchitra Sen;

Mohd. Rafi-Asha Bhonsle

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Sachin Dev Burman

The breezy Dev Anand and a stunning Suchitra Sen light up the screen with this beautiful S.D. Burman composition.

2. aadha hai chandrama raat aadhi from Navrang (1960), starring Mahipal-Sandhya;

Mahendra Kapoor-Asha Bhonsle

Bharat Vyas-C. Ramachandra

This is a song worth listening to, not so much to watch. Hang in to every word penned by Bharat Vyas in this poetic number, set to tune by the great Chitalkar.

3.do sitaron ka zameen par hai milan from Kohinoor (1960), starring Dilip Kumar-Meena Kumari;

Mohd. Rafi-Lata Mangeshkar

Shakeel Badayuni, Naushad

See Dilip Kumar romance Meena Kumari--two of the most natural actors in the history of Hindi movies--in this brilliant Naushad composition.

4. abhi na jaao chhod kar from Hum Dono (1961), starring Dev Anand-Sadhana;

Mohd. Rafi-Asha Bhonsle

Sahir Ludhianvi, Jaidev

Another timeless classic of the decade, Dev Anand and Sadhana create spectacular on-screen magic here. Sahir Ludhianvi's words in this Jaidev composition are to die for. And who else, but the great Rafi and the ageless Asha to complete a perfect 10.

5. tasveer teri dil mein, jis din se utaari hai from Maya (1961) starring Dev Anand-Mala Sinha;

Mohd. Rafi-Lata Mangeshkar

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Salil Chowdhury

Another melodious number from the sixties. It's Dev Anand and Mala Sinha in this memorable song from Maya.

6. sau saal pehle from Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), starring Dev Anand-Asha Parekh;

Mohd. Rafi-Lata Mangeshkar

Hasrat Jaipuri, Shanker Jaikishen

It's Dev Anand again, this time with Asha Parekh, in one of the most popular songs of the time.

7. jo vaada kiya woh from Taj Mahal (1963), starring Pradeep Kumar-Bina Rai;

Mohd. Rafi-Lata Mangeshkar

Sahir Ludhianvi, Roshan

Often described as the most romantic song of the decade and among the most brilliant love songs of all time, this Roshan song penned by Sahir, is a timeless classic.

8. Gaata rahe mera dil from Guide (1965), starring Dev Anand-Waheeda Rehman;

Kishore Kumar-Lata Mangeshkar

Shailendra, Sachin Dev Burman

Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman make this duet a truly memorable one. Kishore Kumar's rich voice says everything Dev Anand wants to, as Lata accompanies him in this Sachin Dev Burman melody.

9. sawan ka mahina, pawan kare sor from Milan (1967), starring Sunil Dutt-Nutan;

Mukesh-Lata Mangeshkar

Anand Bakshi, Laxmikant Pyarelal

Sunil Dutt, as the innocent boatsman and Nutan as a rich young girl learning a folk song, are simply awesome here.

10. aaj kal tere mere pyaar ke charche from Brahmchari (1968), starring Shammi Kapoor, Mumtaz, Pran;

Mohd. Rafi-Suman Kalyanpur

Hasrat Jaipuri, Shanker-Jaikishen

A breezy Shammi Kapoor, Mumtaz and Pran number, with the jealous lover effect thrown in.

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