Holi is festival of colours but very important part of Bollywood. From its grandeur to vibrancy, our Hindi films have for decades captured the best of this celebration on the big screen. It is that time when nobody feels shy wearing loud costumes and even drinking `bhaang`. Holi on the silver screen becomes an important event too as mostly it forms a strong part of the screenplay. Either the Holi sequence add to the plot or they break the monotony of a serious line-up of things. It is done either with songs or a backstory occurring side-by-side. Whatever be it, Holi makes the canvas colourful, and even sometimes become the highpoint of the movie.From handsome actors prancing around in white clothes to actresses giving flirtatious looks, all this combined with the scenes where they smear colours on each others` faces is how Bollywood conceives its Holi scenes. And to this add a suspicious villain who does the planning and plotting against the protagonist in the film. From tragic to romantic, Bollywood films have portrayed different shades of Holi. The following are few notable Holi sequences which either gave us some chartbuster numbers or were a turning point in their respective films. In `Sholay`– Dharmendra and Hema Malini sing `Holi Ke Din`. In `Silsila`, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha play memorable Holi song, “Rang Barse”.