Is Bollywood really this great

Today we are at a point where Bollywood movies rely more than ever on the songs to create the big moment of spectacle? In fact, many movies are accepted or enjoyed mainly due to music. What is about these musical movies we love… well I think many people like them due to its intense colour, glamorous locales, charismatic stars, addictive tunes and the fantasy create a universe of stylish pleasure.

India’s Romance with dancing around trees perhaps date back to March 1931 when curtains went up for “Alam Ara”. It is very popular to shoot dance scenes in “exotic” regions from the point of view of Indians. Dance as a way of telling stories has long tradition in India. No matter how much or how fast Bollywood change, the song and dance routines will live on……. If they don’t appeal to the audience then you really can’t predict the success of the movie. As well as tease the pretty girls walking on the street. Today cinema carries on with this tradition. Depending on the amount of work and expenses spent for the dance scenes these can take up to one third of a film budget. Such films are mostly produced for the western audience. Songs has it way of speaking to people at different levels and that’s why many take liking to movies with musical.

Well songs are singing to convey devotion to gods, to parents to friends, in playfulness, seriousness ways. But there is also a risk involved in making movies with musical and it is that the music should be well composed so that spectators can find it enjoyable. An Indian film without song and dance scenes will not be successful in the domestic market.

Jabbir Duduke

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