If
one
asks
which
is
the
most
popular
Holi
song,
without
a
waste
of
a
brain
cell
you
will
simply
sing
the
festive
'Rang
Barse'
picturized
on
the
immortal
Amitabh
Bachchan
from
the
film
Silsila.
Amitabh
has
always
been
associated
with
Holi
in
a
number
of
ways.
We
might
recall
his
song
'Holi
Khel
Raguveera'
in
Baghban
or
'Holi
Ke
Din
Mil
Jaate
Hain'
from
Sholay
or
even
the
popular
one
'Let's
Play
Holi'
in
Waqt
-
The
Race
Against
Time.
Though
picturized
on
Akshay
Kumar
and
Priyanka
Chopra,
it
was
an
Amitabh
film
all
the
way.
Of
course,
his
association
with
Holi
doesn't
end
just
there.
The
Bachchans
are
known
to
throw
the
best
Holi
bashes
in
town
at
their
bungalow
Prateeksha
in
Juhu.
It's
just
a
sparkling
affair
to
remember
for
all
the
guests.
We
can
see
Abhishek
Bachchan
personally
greeting
everyone
with
the
traditional
tikka
and
gulal.
Thousands
of
uninvited
fans
dance
outside
the
bungalow
to
the
tunes
of
the
music
inside
and
Amitabh
doesn't
disappoint
them
by
not
letting
them
go
empty
handed
and
constantly
sends
them
bhajiyas
-
the
traditional
food
of
Holi.
Inside,
Jaya
Bachchan
would
no
doubt
prove
to
be
a
wonderful
host.
So
when
did
this
tradition
actually
begin?
It
all
started
at
his
rented
place
called
Mangal
on
7th
road
where
Anil
Kapoor
stays
now.
But
there
was
no
Anil
Kapoor
at
that
time
and
there
were
no
houses
there.
It
was
a
small
party,
but
as
they
say
all
great
things
begins
small.
Then
Bachchan
Sr.
became
a
legend
almost
overnight
and
that
was
when
he
moved
to
Prateeksha.
Before
the
Bachchans,
Holi
festivity
came
into
the
limelight
with
the
Raj
Kapoor
party
at
R.K
Studios
at
Chembur.
That
used
to
be
the
most
happening
Holi
bash.
However,
sons
Rishi,
Randhir
and
Rajeev
discontinued
it
after
the
demise
of
the
legend
in
1988.
It
was
said
that
Raj
Kapoor
used
to
suffer
from
Asthma
and
the
color
powder
could
have
proved
to
be
a
problem
to
his
health.
However
he
insisted
on
celebrating
the
festival
as
it
was
part
of
their
tradition.
Back
to
the
Bachchans.
Their
party
has
no
dearth
of
guests.
Everyone
related
to
Bollywood
and
non-Bollywood
are
specially
invited,
media
included.
States
Karan
Johar,
"I
want
to
have
my
cake
and
eat
it
too!
Abhishek,
Hrithik,
Aditya
(Chopra),
Uday
(Chopra)
and
I,
have
spent
almost
all
our
Holis
together
with
Amit
uncle
and
Jaya
aunty.
One
of
my
most
memorable
Holi
was
when
there
were
a
lot
of
dhols
playing
when
suddenly
Amit
uncle
and
Govinda
took
centre
stage
and
started
dancing
in
tandem.
Needless
to
add,
all
eyes
were
on
them.
It
was
such
good
fun."
Inside,
there
is
no
dearth
of
all
the
Holi
essentials
like
color,
definitely
pichkaaris-
the
size
of
bazookas
and
without
doubt
bhang.
They
say
there
is
no
smoke
without
fire
and
there
is
no
Bachchan
Holi
bash
without
bhang
totally
bringing
out
the
flavor
of
the
festival.
Bachchan
Related
Holi
Trivia
On
one
occasion,
Amitabh's
daughter
Shweta
suffered
from
chicken
pox
and
was
not
able
to
play.
Luckily
for
her,
some
of
her
cousins
too
suffered
from
the
same
disease
and
gave
her
company.
In
Baghban,
right
after
Holi
Amitabh
and
Hema
Malini
go
to
stay
with
their
sons
for
a
period
of
6
months.
During
this
period,
Diwali
gets
no
mention
but
Valentine's
Day
is
celebrated,
after
which
Karwa
Chauth
celebrations
take
place.
Time
shift
for
superstars!
One
year,
after
the
party,
actor
Parmeet
Sethi
and
small
time
villain
Mahesh
Anand
had
a
fight
after
the
latter
who
was
drunk
tried
to
grope
Parmeet's
wife
Archana
Puran
Singh.
The
news
however
died
down
quickly.
He
did
not
have
a
Holi
bash
in
2003
because
his
father,
the
legendary
poet
Harishvanshrai
Bachchan
passed
away.
Also,
their
party
in
2005
was
cancelled
because
the
Tsunami
had
hit
and
it
didn't
seem
appropriate
for
Amitabh
to
celebrate
when
one
part
of
the
country
was
weeping.
Abhishek
Bachchan
also
was
picturized
on
a
Holi
song
'Koi
Bheega
Hai
Rang
Se'
in
Apoorva
Lakhia's
Mumbai
Se
Aaya
Mera
Dost.