Bollywood songs

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Bollywood songs (often termed filmi songs) are heard far beyond the borders of India. The lines of Bollywood songs are some of the most memorized and repeated expressions in India. Yet, since Bollywood has not been considered formal literature, the lyrics of the Bollywood songs have not been studied in an academic setting.

The language of the filmi songs can be complex. It is termed Hindi in India and Urdu in Pakistan. Many songs are saturated with Persian terms, others can be in shuddha Hindi. It is not uncommon now to see usage of English words. Several dialects have been used: Braj, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Rajasthani. Occasionally a few lines in another Indian language (for example in Jya Jale[1]), or even a foreign language are added for mystery ([2]).

The lyrics are both modern and traditional.

Contents 1 The Nine Rasas 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] The Nine Rasas

A 'rasa' identifies the dominant emotion of a composition (a song or a text). In Sanskrit and Hindi literature, nine different types of Rasas are often enumerated.

1. Shringar - love, sensuality and eroticism
   1. virah: separation
   2. milan: being together
2. Raudra - anger, rage, and violence
3. Hasya - laughter and happiness
4. Vibhatsaya - disgust
5. Veera - heroism
6. Karuna - pathos and compassion
7. Bhayanak - fear and anxiety
8. Adabhuta - wonder and curiosity
9. Shanta - contemplative and peaceful

This classification goes back to when the chief patrons of literature were kings and nobles. The film songs are however written for common people and thus there are some common themes that are often encountered - songs for children, songs of betrayal and dejection, marriage songs, etc. that ordinary people can relate with.

[edit] See also

• Antakshari
• Binaca Geetmala
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
• Filmi Devotional songs, Bhajans
• List of Indian playback singers

[edit] External links

• Archive of Hindi Movie songs
• Bollywood songs
• Search Hindi Songs (Audio)

[edit] References

Download Bollywood Songs

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• Echoes from Dharamsala: Music in the Life of a Tibetan Refugee Community by Keila Diehl (Tibetan refugees)
• Music of Hindu Trinidad: Songs from the India Diaspora by Helen Myers
• Cassette Culture: Popular Music and Technology in North India by Peter Manuel
• World Music Volumn 2 Latin and North America Caribbean India Asia and: Latin and North America,...by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham (History)