Na Toh Caravan Ki Talash Hai (Barsaat Ki Raat) : Another timeless electrifying, extravagant and almost 13-minute long qawwali is performed by Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle and Sudha Malhotra.And you will love Balraj Sahni’s dance too. Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen (Waqt) : Another evergreen qawwali which is sung by Manna Dey, composed by Ravi and enacted by Balraj Sahni.Hai Agar Dushman Zamana (Hum Kisise Kum Naheen) : A spectacular qawwali composed by RD Burman with vocals by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle and picturised on Rishi Kapoor.Teri Mehfil Mein Kismat (Mughal-E-Azam) : Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum engage in a war of words and wit over the pleasure and pain of falling in love against Naushad’s brilliant music for K Asif’s timeless epic, Mughal-e-Azam.Sharma Ke Agar Yun Pardanasheen (Chaudhvin Ka Chand) : Gurudutt sings in praise of Waheeda Rahman’s beauty.Pardah Hai Pardah (Amar Akbar Anthony) : A fun qawwali sung by Mohammed Rafi and performed with energy and passion by Rishi Kapoor makes this one as an evergreen qawwali.Piya Haji Ali (Fiza) : A song that will re-energise the soul.The meaningful lyrics will touch your heart. Bhar Do Jholi Meri (Bajrangi Bhaijaan) : This song has been sung by Adnan Sami at Ashmuqam Dargah of Kashmir.Aaya Tere Dar Par Deewana (Veer Zaara) : A beautiful qawwali sung by Ahmed Hussain, Mohammad Hussain and Mohammad Vakil.Kun Faya Kun (Rockstar) : Kun Faaya Kun, the qawwali melody shot at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi is a sufi-esque song and has the lilting music by AR Rahman that soothes the senses.Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar) : This brilliant song is not only a great composition by AR Rahman but also has soulful lyrics and technical genius.

Yes, it’s collaboration of AR Rahman, Kailash Kher and Prasoon Joshi. The song has all stars coming together to give their best. One can’t help but swoon at the ethereal words of this song.

Arziyan (Delhi 6) : This one is my absolute favourite.

Kajra Re (Bunty aur Bubli) : Often described it as “the reinvention of the qawwali by Shankar-Ehsaan-Roy and Gulzar, this new age qwaalli became extremely popular with the masses and was hugely successful on Indian music charts.

Here’s our list of Top Bollywood Qawwali Songs of all time.

Today we share the various forms of Qawwalis that are seen in our Bollywood Movies.

Techno qawwalis with dance oriented tracks are also in vogue now-a-days and are called Club qawwali. Some musicians compose filmi qawwalis but still retain the style of traditional qawwali while some have infused it with modern and western music instruments and with techno beats and are called Techno-qawwali. Various music directors have incorporated this sub genre of film music in Bollywood movies. Qawwali, a form of music bears resemblance to traditional qawwali, which is the devotional music of the Sufis.

Qawali song