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Bollywood's song: A perpetual rhythm

The true meaning of a Bollywood song

By Manik RoyPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Bollywood's song: A perpetual rhythm
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For any Indian, a Hindi song means a Bollywood song. It reflects the rhythmic soul of Indian passion. Basically, in any Hindi film, you will experience musical happiness, which will make you more sensible and lovable. We observed that a Bollywood song always attracts the three types of emotions: love, friendship, and caring. One interesting point to observe is that every Bollywood song has a secret about its lyric and musical score mechanism, which always entertains the wounded soul as well as the party hopper.

The reason is that it creates a balanced sequence with its taal, which ultimately delivers the unique musical wave to its listeners as well. Keep in mind that Bollywood songs are never associated with the Indian classical gharana, which is associated with Indian classical music. Honestly speaking, if the Bollywood song follows the Indian classical ghararna, then it could not appeal to the Indian people. Because classical music always has some adverse effects on people, particularly making people more mean-minded, whereas Bollywood music always creates more open-minded people as well. Sometimes we never understand why a Bollywood song is nice to entertain our minds. Of course, something has happened in Bollywood songs over the years to make music fans feel the power of the song.

Lyric

The lyrics are crucial for the Bollywood song. The reason is that it blends the music with its wording in such a way that the song itself instils in the minds of music lovers. You should keep in mind that Bollywood songs are not only for the Indian people. Rather, it conveys its identity as a global song, which easily attracts the western mind and the eastern mind as well. If you are sensible about music, then you will see that the lyrics in the Bollywood song relate to love, sorrow, and friendship, which build our lives in a deeper sense.

When you listen to a Bollywood song, its lyrics will make a commendable impression on your mind. After that, you will play music for your wounded or happy soul as well. If you look closely at the Bollywood lyrics, you will notice that the beginning and ending parts of the lyrics are quite composed with their aura, and the importance of season is also very visible in the song.

Music

It is one of the most important elements of a Bollywood song. The reason is that music steers lyrics with its rhythmic pattern and makes them lovable to the ears. In the Bollywood song, the music is composed of the western pattern and the Indian pattern. In reality, the Bollywood song's taal is similar to the teen taal of Indian music systems such as dadra or kaharba. The majority of Bollywood songs are made up of various types of teen taal. It is observed that dadra taal is extremely popular among most Bollywood music directors.

The reason is that it is easily presentable for playing musical instruments. The player can play this taal easily and it is very effective for the Indian mind as well. Another point about Dadra Taal in the Bollywood song is that any music director can create the music for a new Bollywood song within a brief period.

Instrument

In the Bollywood song, the musical instruments are used from the Indian source and the Western source as well. One thing is certain: Indian instruments were once the primary source of Bollywood music. Western musical instruments have also had a significant impact on Bollywood song scoring. Actually, western musical instruments add a lot of variety to Bollywood songs, and their players contribute a lot to the songs with their intuitive sound formation. A Bollywood song needs many small but handy musical instruments to build the power of the rhythmic pattern.

Therefore, western musical instruments play a significant role. You should keep in mind that a 5-minute Bollywood song would need four types of instruments: percussion, wind, strings, and electronics. Even if you find that percussion and electronic instruments have the maximum share of a Bollywood song. Therefore, it attracts the younger generation in large numbers.

Singer

In a Bollywood film, you see its theme is based on love and passion. Therefore, in a Bollywood song, the ratio of the male and female singers will be 3:1. Otherwise, the song will never attract the Indian ear. A natural voice is in high demand among Bollywood singers. Once the natural voice gives his or her lip to a new Bollywood song, then it's a hit. The reason is that the natural voice always leads to better listeners as well.

Bollywood songs are the lifeline for any Indian mind, and they provide quick entertainment for them as well.

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Manik Roy

Writer | Photographer | Handwriting Expert | AI Artist

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