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| - | In [[India]], [[Bollywood]] [[action movie]]s like ''[[Sholay]]'', ''[[Shaan]]'' and ''[[Shalimar (1978 film)|Shalimar]]'' achieved cult-status. | + | |
| + | '''Bollywood''', formally known as '''Hindi cinema''', is the Indian [[Hindi|Hindi language]] film industry, based in the city of [[Mumbai]] (formerly Bombay), [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Bollywood is part of the larger [[cinema of India]] (also known as Indywood), which includes other production centers producing films in other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]]. | ||
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| + | '''Bollywood songs''', more formally known as '''Hindi film songs''', or ''filmi'' songs are songs featured in [[Bollywood|Bollywood films]]. Derived in Western film circles for the [[song-and-dance routine]], Bollywood songs, along with dance, are a characteristic motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal, cultural value and context. | ||
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| + | Along with experiments in [[electronic disco]], another experimental trend in Indian disco music of the early 1980s was the fusion of disco and [[psychedelic music]]. Due to 1960s [[psychedelic rock]], popularized by [[the Beatles]]' [[raga rock]], borrowing heavily from Indian music, it began exerting a reverse influence and had blended with [[Bollywood music]] by the early 1970s. This led to Bollywood producers exploring a middle-ground between disco and psychedelia in the early 1980s. Producers who experimented with disco-psychedelic fusion included [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]], on songs such as "Om Shanti Om" (''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'', 1980), and [[R. D. Burman]], on songs such as "Pyaar Karne Waale" (''[[Shaan (film)|Shaan]]'', 1980), along with the use of synthesizers. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Bibliography of Hindi cinema]] | ||
| + | * [[Central Board of Film Certification]] | ||
| + | * [[Color Era in Indian Cinema]] | ||
| + | * [[Film City]] | ||
| + | * [[Hindi film distribution circuits]] | ||
| + | * [[Indian animation industry#List of Indian Animated Movies|List of Hindi Animated Movies]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Bollywood films]] | ||
| + | * [[List of cinema of the world]] | ||
| + | * [[List of highest-grossing Indian films]] | ||
| + | * [[List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Hollywood-inspired nicknames]] | ||
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| *[[Music of Bollywood]] | *[[Music of Bollywood]] | ||
| + | **[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)]] | ||
| + | *''The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood'' | ||
| + | *''The Rough Guide to Bollywood: The Psychedelic Years'' | ||
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Bollywood, formally known as Hindi cinema, is the Indian Hindi language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra, India. Bollywood is part of the larger cinema of India (also known as Indywood), which includes other production centers producing films in other Indian languages.
Music of Bollywood
Bollywood songs, more formally known as Hindi film songs, or filmi songs are songs featured in Bollywood films. Derived in Western film circles for the song-and-dance routine, Bollywood songs, along with dance, are a characteristic motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal, cultural value and context.
Along with experiments in electronic disco, another experimental trend in Indian disco music of the early 1980s was the fusion of disco and psychedelic music. Due to 1960s psychedelic rock, popularized by the Beatles' raga rock, borrowing heavily from Indian music, it began exerting a reverse influence and had blended with Bollywood music by the early 1970s. This led to Bollywood producers exploring a middle-ground between disco and psychedelia in the early 1980s. Producers who experimented with disco-psychedelic fusion included Laxmikant-Pyarelal, on songs such as "Om Shanti Om" (Karz, 1980), and R. D. Burman, on songs such as "Pyaar Karne Waale" (Shaan, 1980), along with the use of synthesizers.
See also
- Bibliography of Hindi cinema
- Central Board of Film Certification
- Color Era in Indian Cinema
- Film City
- Hindi film distribution circuits
- List of Hindi Animated Movies
- List of Bollywood films
- List of cinema of the world
- List of highest-grossing Indian films
- List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films
- List of Hollywood-inspired nicknames
See also
- Music of Bollywood
- The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood
- The Rough Guide to Bollywood: The Psychedelic Years
