Bollywood music
Mumbai film songs
Bollywood music is the songs and scores from Hindi-language films produced in India's Mumbai-based film industry.
These musical numbers—typically featuring elaborate choreography, romantic themes, and a blend of Indian classical, folk, and Western pop influences—are central to Bollywood films rather than incidental.
The songs often become hits independent of the movies: That Bollywood music was playing everywhere last summer.
- soundtracksRecorded film audio
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- folk traditionsCommunity customs across generations
- lyricistsComposers of song text
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
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