This is a list of notable Hindi songs from the 2000s which I have categorized as GEMs. As explained elsewhere on this website (in the “About” section”), a “GEM” is an all-time classic which stands out from the rest (at least in my opinion); in other words, it is a Genuine Masterpiece.

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Year Movie Song GEM! Singer(s) Music Director(s) Lyrics Audio link More info
2000 Dhadkan Dil ne yeh kaha hai dil se (1) gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Nadeem Shravan Sameer
2000 Dhadkan Dil ne yeh kaha hai dil se (2) gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Nadeem Shravan Sameer
2000 Dhadkan Tum dil ki dhadkan mein (Solo) gem.png Kumar Sanu Nadeem Shravan Sameer
2000 Fiza Aaja maahiya gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Anu Malik Gulzar
2000 Fiza Mehboob mere mehboob mere gem.png Sunidhi Chauhan Anu Malik Gulzar
2000 Fiza Tu fiza hai gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Anu Malik Gulzar
2000 Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Jab jab chudi khanke re (Piya piya) gem.png Prashant, Preeti, Pinky Anu Malik Sameer
2000 Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Use hasna bhi hoga (sad) gem.png Alka Yagnik Anu Malik Sameer
2000 Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Use hasna bhi hoga (Title song) gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Anu Malik Sameer
2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Chand sitaare phool aur khushboo gem.png Kumar Sanu Rajesh Roshan Saawan Kumar
2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Kaho na pyaar hai gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Rajesh Roshan Ibrahim Ashq
2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Kyun chalti hai pawan gem.png Lucky Ali Rajesh Roshan Ibrahim Ashq
2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Pyaar ki kashti mein gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Rajesh Roshan Saawan Kumar
2000 Mission Kashmir Bumbro gem.png Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspinder Narula, Sunidhi Chauhan Shankar Ehsaan Loy Rahat Indori
2000 Mohabbatein Humko hamise chura lo gem.png Udit Narayan, Lata Jatin Lalit Anand Bakshi
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Hum logon ko samajh sako (title song) gem.png Udit Narayan Jatin Lalit Javed Akhtar
2000 Pukar Que sera sera gem.png Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2001 Gadar Udja kaale kaawa (Folk) gem.png Udit Narayan Uttam Singh Anand Bakshi
2001 Gadar Udja kaale kaawa (Marriage) gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik Uttam Singh Anand Bakshi
2001 Gadar Udja kaale kaawa (Search) gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Nihar S. Uttam Singh Anand Bakshi
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Bole chudiyaan bole kangna gem.png Alka Yagnik,Kavita Krishnamurthy,Udit Narayan,Sonu Nigam,Amit Kumar Jatin Lalit Sameer
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Sooraj hua maddham gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Sandesh Shandiya Anil Pandey
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham You are my Soniya gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Sandesh Shandiya Sameer
2001 Lagaan Chale chalo gem.png A R Rahman, Srinivas A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2001 Lagaan Mitwa sun mitwa gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Srinivas A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2001 Lagaan O re chhori gem.png Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Vasundhara Das A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2001 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Kambakht ishq hai jo gem.png Sukhwinder Singh, Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam Sandeep Chowta Nitin Raikwar
2001 Yaadein Jab dil miley gem.png Sukhwinder Singh, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Sunidhi Chauhan Anu Malik Anand Bakshi
2001 Zubeida Mehndi hai rachnewali gem.png Alka Yagnik A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2002 Bollywood Hollywood Sona sona roop hai gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alisha Chinai Sandeep Chowta Jai Deep, Tabish, Ajay Virmani
2002 Devdas Dola re dola gem.png Kavita Krishnamurty, Shreya Ghoshal, K K Ismail Darbar Nusrat Badr
2002 Devdas Maar daala gem.png Kavita Krishnamurti, K K Ismail Darbar Nusrat Badr
2002 Devdas Silsila yeh chaahat ka gem.png Shreya Ghoshal Ismail Darbar Nusrat Badr
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Sharaara sharaara gem.png Asha Jeet Pritam Javed Akhtar
2002 Raaz Aapke pyaar mein hum gem.png Alka Yagnik Nadeem Shravan Sameer
2002 Raaz Yeh sheher hai (Shanti shanti) gem.png Bali Brahmbhatt, Jolly Mukherjee, Suzzan Nadeem Shravan Sameer
2002 Saathiya Chhalka chhalka re gem.png Richa Sharma, Mahalakshmi, Vaishali, Shoma Bhattacharya A R Rahman Gulzar
2002 Saathiya Chupke se gem.png Sadhana Sargam, Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan, A R Rahman A R Rahman Gulzar
2002 Shakti: The Power Ishq kameena gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Anu Malik Sameer
2003 Chalte Chalte Gumshuda gem.png Sonu Nigam Aadesh Shrivastava Javed Akhtar
2003 Chalte Chalte Tauba tumhaare yeh ishaare gem.png Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik Jatin Lalit Javed Akhtar
2003 Jism Jadoo hai nasha hai (F) gem.png Shreya Ghoshal M M Kreem Neelesh Misra
2003 Kal Ho Na Ho Har ghadi badal rahi hai (Kal ho na ho) gem.png Sonu Nigam Shankar Ehsaan Loy Javed Akhtar
2003 Kal Ho Na Ho Mahi ve gem.png Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, Madhushree Shankar Ehsaan Loy Javed Akhtar
2003 Khakee Aisa jaadoo daala re gem.png Sunidhi Chauhan Ram Sampat Sameer
2004 Dhoom Dhoom machaale gem.png Sunidhi Chauhan Pritam Sameer
2004 Hum Tum Saanson ko saanson mein (Hum tum) gem.png Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik Jatin Lalit Prasoon Joshi
2004 Main Hoon Na Main hoon na gem.png Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal Anu Malik Javed Akhtar
2004 Main Hoon Na Tumse milke dil ka hai jo haal gem.png Sonu Nigam, Aftab Sabri, Hashim Sabri Anu Malik Javed Akhtar
2004 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Dil maangta hai (Aaja soniye) gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Sajid Wajid Jalees Sherwani
2004 Swades Yeh taara woh taara har taara gem.png Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja A R Rahman Javed Akhtar
2004 Veer Zaara Aisa des hai mera gem.png Udit Narayan, Lata, Gurdas Mann, Pritha Majumdar Madan Mohan (Sanjeev Kohli) Javed Akhtar
2004 Veer Zaara Kyun hawa aaj yoon gaa rahi hai gem.png Sonu Nigam, Lata Madan Mohan (Sanjeev Kohli) Javed Akhtar
2004 Veer Zaara Main yahaan hoon gem.png Udit Narayan Madan Mohan (Sanjeev Kohli) Javed Akhtar
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Aaaja udiye chal udiye (Nach baliye) gem.png Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mandonsa, Somya Rao Shankar Ehsaan Loy Gulzar
2005 Dus Dus bahaane karke le gaye dil gem.png Shaan, K K Vishal Shekhar Panchhi Jalonvi
2005 Kaal Aaja maahi (Tauba tauba) gem.png Sonu Nigam,Kunal Ganjawala,Sunidh Chauhan,Richa Sharma Salim Sulaiman Shabbir Ahmed
2005 Kalyug Tujhe dekh dekh sona gem.png Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Anu Malik Sayeed Qadri
2005 Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya Laga laga laga re laga prem rog gem.png Alka Yagnik, Kamaal Khan Himesh Reshammiya Sameer
2005 Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya Soniya dil se milaale dil (Just chill) gem.png Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi, Amrita Kak Himesh Reshammiya Sameer
2005 Zeher Agar tum mil jaao (F) gem.png Shreya Ghoshal Anu Malik Sayeed Qadri
2005 Zeher Agar tum mil jaao (M) gem.png Udit Narayan Anu Malik Sayeed Qadri
2005 Zeher Woh lamhe woh baaten gem.png Atif Aslam Mithoon, Jal (band) Sayeed Qadri
2006 Aksar Jhhalak dikhla ja gem.png Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Sameer
2006 Fanaa Chaand sifarish jo karta hamaari gem.png Shaan, Kailash Kher Jatin Lalit Prasoon Joshi
2006 Fanaa Mere haath mein tera haath hai gem.png Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aamir Khan, Kajol Jatin Lalit Prasoon Joshi
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Kabhi alvida na kehna gem.png Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Shankar Ehsaan Loy Javed Akhtar
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Mitwa gem.png Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shankar Mahadevan, Caralisa Shankar Ehsaan Loy Javed Akhtar
2006 Rang De Basanti Rang de basanti gem.png Daler Mehndi, Chitra A R Rahman Prasoon Joshi
2007 Om Shanti Om Aankhon mein teri ajab si gem.png K K Vishal Shekhar Vishal
2007 Om Shanti Om Tumko paaya hai to (Main agar kahoon) gem.png Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal Vishal Shekhar Javed Akhtar
2008 Ghajini Tu meri adhoori pyaas (Guzaarish) gem.png Sonu Nigam, Javed Ali A R Rahman Prasoon Joshi
2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Haule haule gem.png Sukhwinder Singh Salim Sulaiman Jaideep Sahni
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Jai ho gem.png Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash A R Rahman Gulzar
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Tera hone laga hoon gem.png Atif Aslam, Alisha Chinai Pritam Irshad Kamil
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