Bollywood Party

Ain't no party like a Bollywood party . . . especially when it kicks off with a Pussycat Doll-icious version of "Jai Ho!", a hip-snappin' Kylie collab — with Sonu Nigam, the ubiquitous A.R. Rahman, and (on backing vocals) Suzanne D'Mello — on "Chiggy Wiggy", and Vishal Dadlani's club-thumpin' "Pump It Up" from 2010's Chance Pe Dance. Turbo-charged by the energy of an East/West sonic fusion, many of these tracks infuse familiar beats with Bollywood exoticism and pizzazz, so groove hard to the rocked-up rhythms of Jojo & Rap Earl Dsouza's "Gali Gali Mein" and chill with Snoop Dogg's guest slot on the title track from 2008's Singh Is Kinng. The Bollywood remix machine kicks into high gear, in Next Steps.

Our Bollywood Party really starts to heat up here, thanks to a stellar batch of remixes, two of them featuring playback star Atif: the easy-gliding beats and soaraway vocal of "Woh Lamhe" and a euphoric DJ Suketu overhaul of "Aadat" which featured in 2005's Kalyug, aka To Hell and Back. The remixed "Rishte Naate" (a duet for Kunal Ganjawala and Suzanne D'Mello) shimmers with synth-splintered retro-'80s sparkle, while an alternative version of Dhan Te Nan from the Kaminey soundtrack will get any party crowd hoppin' in no time, and Salim Merchant's beat-boosted "Ali Maula" from Kurbaan (2009) surfs a smooth wave of techno. Expand your knowledge of Bollywood groovers beyond A.R. Rahman, in Deep Cuts.

Thanks to Slumdog Millionaire we all now recognise A.R. Rahman as the architect of many a bangin' party tune (here, the maestro layers those distinctive group vocals into "Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah") but by the time you've danced yourself into next week with these tracks, you're sure to have picked up a few new names for your Bollywood collection . . . like the prolific KK, Krishnakumar Kunnath, who lends his amazing pipes to both "Zara Sa" from 2008's Janaat and a bouncy mix of "O Jaana" from the 2009 horror sequel Raaz - The Mystery Continues. Or golden-throated Punjabi singer Mika Singh, in sizzling form on "Mauja Hi Mauja" from Jab We Met (2007).

Much as we'd like to, we can't guarantee that as soon as you press play on our Bollywood Party Essentials, all your guests will start dancing in a perfectly coordinated display of colour-matched choreography — some things are best left to the grand-gesturing idols of the silver screen. Having said that, we can absolutely assure you that our selection of irresistibly danceable Bollywood beats will groove your house from basement to roof, from dusk till dawn, as you shake it to "Shakalaka Baby", move it to "Meherbaniyan" and bust some booty with "Bongo Bongo". These songs are more than just an invitation to boogie, throw a few shapes and flash those pearly whites like you're Preity Zinta — they're your VIP pass to modern Bollywood's world party.