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A list of the most popular romantic and dance songs of 2011.

Love is a song, at least where Bollywood is concerned. In fact, no B-Town film is complete without at least one romantic song. And 2011 has seen a steady flow of tracks that uplift and celebrate, comment and question, yearn and evoke longing. However, in the end there’s just one winner and last year’s claim went to Rahat Fateh Ali for “Teri Meri Prem Kahani”, according to a poll on itimes.com.

Meanwhile, the race to the title for the hottest dance song was one raging battle of the sexes. It was the season for scorchers and skimpily dressed screen darlings. Their moves saw audiences dropping their jaws in wide-eyed amazement. So while the music got more foot-stomping and crazier than last year, the videos also got bolder and bolder. No wonder then, “Chammak Challo” (Kareena Kapoor) and “Chikni Chameli” (Katrina Kaif) ruled the roost while male escorts Akshay Kumar and John Abraham made a striptease look like just another day at work. Salman Khan made “Character Dheela” uber-cool, and road-trippers Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol serenaded a Spanish Senorita.

Hottest dance songs of 2011

1.  “Chammak Challo” RA.One

2.  “Chikni Chameli” Agneepath

3.    “Ooh La La” The Dirty Picture

4.  “Senorita” Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

5.  “Tu Mera Hero” Desi Boyz

6.  “Darling” 7 Khoon Maaf

7.    “Sadi Gali” Tanu Weds Manu

8.  “Dhinka Chika” Ready

9.  “Character Dheela” Ready

10. “Jalebi Bai” Double Dhamaal

(SOURCE: Times Of India)

Most romantic songs of 2011

1.  “Teri Meri Prem Kahani” Bodyguard

2.  “Tum Ho Paas Mere” Rockstar

3.  “Dil Sambhal Ja Zara” Murder 2

4.  “Te Amo” Dum Maaro Dum

5.  “Haal-e-Dil” Murder 2

6.  “Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai” Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

7.  “Dildara” RA.One

8.  “Ishq Sufiana” The Dirty Picture

9.  “Saibo Shor” In The City

10. “Khwabon Ke Parindey” Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Published in The Express Tribune, March 27^th, 2012.