The Hindu festival Diwali also known as Deepavali is a festival of lights celebrated in this country which is a land of festivals. The festival of Diwali originated after the success of the Lord Rama over the evil Ravana. According to our mythology, Diwali is a celebration of return of Lord Rama after his victory over the evil Ravana who, forcefully, took Goddess Sita with him. Ram, Laxman and Sita were required to live life in the forests for 14 years and this is where Ravana abducted Sita. The day Ravana was killed is celebrated as Dussehra that usually comes 19-21 days before Diwali.

The importance of the festival can be understood from the fact that the festival is not only important to us but is also significant to the Bollywood. There have been several movies in past that explored the joy involved in the festival. Not only the old movies like Haqueeqat and Hariyali Aur Rasta but also the recent flicks like Home Delivery and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya, gave the audience the gift of Diwali songs. The contribution of Bollywood, by providing us with the songs for all kinds of festivals, has been great.

Various Diwali songs are:
1.    Aayee Ab Ki Saal Divaali Munh Par Apne Khoon Male, Aayee Ab Ki Saal Divaali [Haqueeqat]
2.    Mere Tumhare Sabke Liye Happy Diwali, Saare Sitaarein Uske Liye Happy Diwali [Home Delivery]
3.    Lakhon Tare, Aasman Mein, Ek Magar Dhoondhe Na Mila, Dekhke Duniya Ki Diwali, Dil Mera Chupchaap Jala [Hariyali aur Rasta]
4.    Aa Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Oh Mere Sajna, Fatakda Phoot Ne Wala Hai De Taali, Aayi Hai Diwali Suno Ji Gharwaali [Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya]
5.    Diwaali Ki Raat Piya Ghar Aane Waale Hain, Sajan Ghar Aane Waale Hain [Amar Kahani ]

The songs produced by Bollywood surely add to the atmosphere of fun and joy on Diwali. Songs like these will never let us forget the importance of these festivals and the significance of the day. We are thankful to the Bollywood for producing songs like these that through their soulful lyrics and charisma make the day memorable. It would be absolutely fair to expect more songs like these coming from the bag of Bollywood in the near future.