The film Anand Math (’52) had Jai Jagdish Hare sung in kirtan style. So without further ado, here are the top ten:
I asked friends and acquaintances on Twitter to help me solve this dilemma. Should a list of ten best prayer songs from Hindi films feature those songs too? It is hard to draw up a clean list of ten songs that match all the criteria. Then there are songs that do not depict a prayer song on screen even though the song has lyrics that suggest so. Should the choice be driven by the popularity of the song? Should one focus on the mood evoked by the song or should one look for a song that has a combination of great lyrics and music? Should one look for movies that have popular recall? There were many dilemmas. We have always had a long history of mythologicals and religious films. If you had to draw up a list of prayer songs from Hindi films, it would be a tough task.
