Bollywood music just gets us. When you fell in love for the first time in high school, Pehla Nasha became your anthem. When you realised you have fallen madly, deeply, irrevocably in love, Shahid Kapoor in Tum Se Hi helped you give words to your feelings. Your best friend didn’t reciprocate your feelings (or didn’t tag you in a meme)? Hindi sad song Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi is what you listened to.
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Of course, things are exaggerated (times two) in Bollywood, but the music resonates with us. It mirrors what we’re feeling and we lose ourselves in the tunes and the lyrics. For good or for worse, we have our playlists to turn to.
It’s never a good thing to delve into hindi sad songs when you’re already down, but if you just want to cry it out, these hindi breakup songs will help you vent it out and start the healing process. Whether you’re heartbroken about the one who got away or grateful that a toxic relationship is now over, listen to these breakup songs and move on with your life.
Remember: You have to move on in life, so don’t hold these sad bollywood songs in a clutch. Let yourself be free of the memories after you have let all the tears out. In case you’re still having trouble taking the next step, this is what you should do.
Go ahead! Grab your cushion and get ready let out some healthy tears which listening to these sad breakup songs in hindi!
Best Breakup Songs – Hindi Sad Songs of Bollywood
Here is a list of best sad Bollywood songs. Have a look!
Agar Tum Saath Ho – Tamasha
What happens when you ask out loud, what is the best hindi sad song of recent time? Almost everyone in office shouted the name of this song from Tamasha. This haunting piano melody, paired with A.R. Rahman beautifully composed beats, floods you with emotions. This has to be one of the best breakup songs ever. We are not crying, you are!
Listen to it here.
Kabira – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The sad bollywood song was written by lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya and Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor breathed life into his words with their performances. Listen to it as a separation song or a vidaai tune and know that things do get better (like it did for the couple in the movie and IRL).
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Tanhayee – Dil Chahta Hai
This song came out when I was still in middle school, but I learnt the significance of its words only in college. Sonu Nigam’s powerful throw to the voice makes this one of the best breakup songs. Again, he picks himself up after this hindi sad song guys and finds love.
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Judaai – Badlapur
There is something about this emotional hindi sad song that reminds me of the rains. The lyrics are penned beautifully.
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Channa Mereya – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Anyone going through a heartbreak will agree that it is one of the saddest breakup songs there is. We still can’t get over ‘Mehfil Mein Teri Hum Naa Rahe Jo Gham Toh Nahi Hai Gham Toh Nahi Hai.’ Arijit is the undisputed king of heartbreaks.
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Tadap Tadap Ke – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Sometimes, a throwback to the 1990s is what you need when your playlist is crammed with the latest melodies. This is almost an angry hindi sad song that makes you want to question the validity of love. At the time, another real-life couple (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan) brought it to life on the reel.
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Jhoka Hawa Ka – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Another sad bollywood song from the 1999 movie, it speaks about lost love and unrequited love. Hariharan’s voice melts our hearts like butter.
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Tu Hi Re – Bombay
The entire Bombay album had once been classified by the BBC as one of the 1,000 albums to listen to before you die. However, this gem of a hindi sad song warms you like a blanket on a cold night. AR. Rahman should have the word ‘genius’ as a salutation.
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Do Pal – Veer Zaara
This is another one of those emotional hindi songs that will you reaching for the tissue boxes. Shah Rukh Khan does separation like no one else. This hindi sad song will leave you heartbroken and humming with a feeling of happiness at the same time.
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Ae Dil Hai Muskhil – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
I’m sure that by the end of this list, most of your hindi breakup songs will either be from Ranbir Kapoor’s movies or sung by Arijit Singh (or both, like in this case). All we can say is that iss song ke bina guzaara, ae dil hai mushkil.
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Main Yahaan Hu – Veer Zaara
While this may not be your traditional breakup song, it does call out to your lost lover, reminding them that you are still around, waiting for them to get back.
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Bulleya – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
There is no better song that can put the anguish one feels when there is only heartbreak all around. This also is written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and directed by Pritam.
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Mitwa – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
While we could have gone with the title track of this movie, this sad bollywood song suits the themes of anguish and unanswered love better. Here is a story of two people madly in love with each other, but have no way to express it. What could be more saddening?
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Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahi – Meri Pyaari Bindu
Parineeti Chopra lends her own voice to this ghazal and instantly fills us up with a sense of melancholy with her soft, husky tone.
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Main Rahoon Ya Na Raho – Main Rahoon Ya Na Raho
This emotional hindi song is everything unrequited love should be. And we could not have imagined a more perfect person to play the one-sided lover than Emraan Hashmi. Did we mention that Armaan Malik sounds like a dream in this one?
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Tum Hi Ho – Aashiqui 2
If breakups could be defined in one song, this would be it. This sad bollywood song cast Arijit Singh into the Pantheons of tragedy and breakup songs as an immortal god. Who can forget the iconic scene where Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor share a jacket under the rain?
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Tere Bin – Bas Ek Pal
Another Atif Aslam classic hindi sad song, this heartfelt rendition by the singer makes you unwind, relax and helps you feel better after a heartbreak.
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Nandaan Parindey Ghar Aaja – Rockstar
AR Rahman comes out all gun blazing on this sad song, with Mohit Chauhan perfectly encapsulating the agony that comes with heartbreak. Overall, one of the best breakup songs to let out all our pent-up feelings.
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The Breakup Song – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
This probably the most fun breakup song of bollywood on this list. Listening to this upbeat number by Pritam, we wish all our breakups were as smooth and happy.
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Kahin To Hogi Wo – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
This 2008 gem, composed by AR Rahman, lay hidden in in the album until die-hard moviegoers dug it out. Soon, it became the go-to anthem for all college people going through a heartbreak and a must-have on any breakup playlist.
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Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi – Dil Dhadakne Do
We all need to move on after a breakup. This sad hindi song, which was initially cut from the final version of the movie, summarises your heart’s need to keep walking ahead and leave the past behind.
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Humnava – Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Humnava urges you to rediscover the joy of love. Papon’s soulful voice, Mithoon’s romantic melody and Sayeed Quadri’s tender words make this one of the best love songs.
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Humard – Ek Villain
Arijit Singh and Mithoon have made some of the best new Bollywood songs in recent years. Although the movie is forgettable, some of its songs like Humdard will leave you coming back over and over again to this album.
Listen to it here.
Manchala – Hasee To Phasee
The soul-stirring Manchala talks about falling in love unconditionally and the want to be with someone just because you have to.
Listen to it here.
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Jag Soona Soona Laage – Om Shanti Om
The crux of Om Shanti Om lies in this song. Om who loved Shanti with all his heart to never get anything in return. Shanti, unaware of Om’s love for her, is wrapped in her own tragic love story. There are multiple heartbreaks in every stanza in this sad bollywood song.
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Sau Dard – Jaan-E-Mann
This sad breakup song reminds you about the solitude that comes along with heartbreak. Sonu Nigam lends his soulful voice to this number and takes it stratospheric heights only his voice can.
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Bin Tere – I Hate Love Storys
The breakup song that was topping all charts back in 2010, this sad hindi song talks about how a breakup can leave you incomplete. But it gets better, believe us.
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Tere Naam – Tere Naam
If old is gold, this song will fit right in. This movie was one of Salman Khan’s best movies and Bhai’s song is just what you need to overcome your sorrow and move on.
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Bhula Dena Mujhe – Aashiqui 2
This is a sad bollywood song which is high in emotions and all the turmoil that comes with heartache. The slow guitar strumming complements Mustafa Zahid’s voice in the song and the feeling of sadness is conveyed beautifully in the lyrics.
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Tu Jaane Na – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Atif Aslam’s voice along with Irshad Kamil’s lyrics and Pritam’s composition can make anyone cry and let those emotions out to feel better.
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Mora Piya – Rajneeti
Composed and sung by Aadesh Srivastav, this is a haunting melody with beautiful lyrics by Sameer that makes it a perfect song for love and heartbreak at the same time.
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Kahaan Hoon Main – Highway
Whenever I listen to this song, I have goosebumps at the back of my neck. If you are looking for answers and to find yourself after a bad breakup, this breakup song will lift your mood. It reminds you to live in the moment and let the past go. AR Rahman delivers his magic. Again.
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Suun Raha Hai Tu – Aashiqui 2
Another one of the gems in this album, Suun Raha Hai Tu talks about love being a mixture of the good and the bad. It’s what you choose to take along with you on your journey ahead that matters.
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Tujhe Bhula Diya – Anjaana Anjaani
Here is a song that comes straight from the heart and leaves the lyrics permanently etched in your mind. This is one of the best breakup songs you can ever listen to. Go on, just cry your heart out already!
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Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
All of us were crying with Anjali in this sad hindi song as her tears for Rahul were lost in the rain. This sad breakup song might be a little old, but it still does the trick to leave you in tears.
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Phir Bhi Tum Ko Chahunga – Half Girlfriend
Arijit Singh and Shashaa Tirupati bring out the emotions of unreciprocated love like no other pair. Where is the repeat button?
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Sach Keh Raha Hai Deewena – Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
Madhavan and Dia Mirza became popular in the early 2000s with this movie, but nothing captured our attention more than the sad bollywood songs of this movie. Sach Keh Raha Hai Deewena is a tragic tale about a lover who bemoans falling in love and promises to never do it again.
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Yeh Dil Deewana – Pardes
This song makes us wish we had SRK’s confidence after a breakup and driving off into the sunset like nothing matters. It’s been two decades since this song, but Sonu Nigam’s vocals still have us bobbing our heads.
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Ya Rabba – Salaam-E-Ishq
True love is all about giving unconditionally and not expecting anything in return. Kailash Kher spews magic with every verse of this incredible breakup song. You will be left reaching for the tissue box to wipe those tears.
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Teri Meri Prem Kahani Hai – Bodyguard
Legend has it that Salman Khan allowed Himesh Reshammiya to compose this song only if he didn’t sing it. This is probably the one time we agree with Salman. Rahet Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal lend their voices to this song, making it a must-listen for all the brokenhearted.
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Tu Jaahan – Salaam Namaste
This song has aged very well and we have Sonu Nigam to thank again for this number. A light hindi romantic song that echoes the turbulence of a breakup and the desire to get back together.
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Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein – Zeher
Atif Aslam’s dreamy voice casts a spell that leaves you in reminiscences of the glorious past in your relationship.
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Tune Jo Na Kaha – New York
Nothing hurts more than never telling your true feelings to someone you love. If your silence could speak, it would perhaps echo these words in the song. Arguably one of the saddest breakup songs on this list.
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Dooriyan – Love Aaj Kal
Separation only makes us remember the good bits in a relationship. The emotional hindi song reminds you the biggest distance is the one between the head and the heart, and you have to make a choice to follow either one of them.
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Aaoge Jab Tum – Jab We Met
This Jab We Met song takes you back to Shimla with Bebo, where she is healing after her lover broke all ties with her. It’s a part of her healing process to get out of the bed and carry on – it should be yours too.
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Bhare Naina – Ra One
Frankly, Ra One didn’t make much sense as a movie. However, this song is an absolute standout. It reminds you that when someone leaves you, they always take a little piece of you with them.
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Tere Liye – Veer Zaara
Breakup songs make you sceptical that you will ever find love again. However, the perfect breakup song can also remind you of the wonderful feeling of being in love. Tere Liye is a song of the past, sung in the present that calls out to the potential of a happier future.
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Nahin Saamne – Taal
Again, we are making big claims by calling this one of the best breakup songs there is. Have a listen and decide for yourself!
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Lambi Judaai – Hero
We are going back to the 1980s with this song. Pain and heartache are synonymous with this song, so if you want to have a pity party, have this on your playlist. But just once, okay?
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Hamesha Tumko Chaha – Devdas
One of the greatest tragedies of the modern Bollywood era gives us one of the more sad hindi songs ever. You can feel the pain in every bit of this breakup song – the words, the lyrics and the performances.
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Pardesi Pardesi – Raja Hindustani
You will still hear this heart touching 1990s hit breakup song in most taxis and small grocery shops. Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan create magic on this number and sing for everyone who has lost their love.
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Chhupana Bhi Nahin Aata – Baazigar
Someone called it the ‘national anthem of one-sided lovers’ and we couldn’t agree more. In a perfect world, we all would be with the person we love. But it’s not a perfect world and we need that epitome to strike us when we’re listening to this love song.
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Mar Jayian – Vicky Donor
If you are looking to just spend the day all by yourself after a heartbreak, this song will give you the right company. Just like the movie’s characters, you can look back at the things that remind you of your partner and cry your heart out.
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Viraaniya – Namaste London
Javed Akhtar pens a touching poem about the emptiness that comes with a breakup. It was a gut-wrenching song then and still continues to tug at the heartstrings.
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Ghar – Jab Harry Met Sejal
Perhaps one of the most underrated breakup songs, this sad hindi song was penned from the depths of the heart. It is a deep and meaningful song that lifts you up after a bad breakup.
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Chor Bazari – Love Aaj Kal
The perfect reminder that break ups don’t necessarily have to be sad! This is a fun-filled song that you can swing your hips to with your ex and celebrate the good times.
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Emotional Attyachar – Dev D
Ekdum perfect for a bit of karaoke with friends. Go ahead, dance the hurt away.
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Just Go To Hell Dil – Dear Zindagi
Sometimes, your dil is the real problem, and you just need to make a choice that makes you happy! This song will remind you that you are in charge of your happiness.
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Ishq Waala Love – Student Of The Year
All you duur se dekhne waale aashiq, this song goes out to you. A romantic ballad for the age, this works as a perfect breakup song as well, especially if it is a one-sided love story.
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I Hate You (Like I Love You) – Delhi Belly
We are ending this list like we began – with a dance number! Let off a little steam and vent those feelings out. It is not a permanent solution, but over time (and repeated listening to this breakup song), you will be on your way to finally get over that person you loved.
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So hear best breakup songs & go ahead and dance those blues away, ladies.
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