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For most observers of Indian popular cinema, the six to 10 lip-synched songs that decorate each new release are the industry’s most distinctive feature. A Bollywood film without songs is like chicken ...

Partly inspired by the success of Jorge Drexler’s song from “The Motorcycle Diaries,” three songs by Indian composer A.R. Rahman have been submitted to the Academy for consideration, including the ...

THE STARS OF Indian cinema were out in all their brightness last night as the Bollywood Film Festival began its three-day inaugural U. S. run on the upper West Side. The Indian film extravaganza ...

There's a song Jagjit Singh croons in Urdu about giving up everything if only he could relive his childhood. "Ye daulat bhi lelo, ye shohorat bhi lelo," go the lyrics. Take my wealth. Take my looks.

Music critic Milo Miles reviews new collections of Bollywood film music: Bollywood for Beginners, The Best of Bollywood, 15 Classic Hits from the Indian Cinema, and The Very Best of Bollywood Songs II ...