Bollywood

Bollywood is in every Indian’s breath and blood. It gives an alternative fantasy channel to relieve people from the hardship of daily reality shows. With the over-exaggerated storyline, repetitive “classic” scenes and too-good-to-exist main characters, Bollywood soundtracks seem to create a perfect entertainment which permeates all Indian lifestyles.
Bollywood music is enjoyed by all sorts of people. Shop keepers, street vendors, businessmen, students, housewives, rickshaw drivers, celebrities all sing to the classic hits songs after songs. The game which involves connecting lyrics of Bollywood soundtracks can go on for days.
Bollywood culture has found its way into the night club scene strongly. There are Bollywood nights where only Bollywood music is played. It is common for a typical “house music” night to have Bollywood soundtrack mixed into every 2-3 songs of top chart dance hits. Every time Bollywood music goes on, the shouting, whistling and cheering on the dancefloor bursts out with joy and enthusiasm. The energy of the crowd suddenly rises and clubbers seem to be in a musical spell.
It is unavoidable for me to compare the club music scene within Asian countries. As I previously wrote about China that the scene is somewhat 4-5 years behind Thailand, India is at least 10 years behind. India has its own way of blending its vernacular touch to international entertainment. Personally, I find it much more interesting to incorporate local preference to the global practices. It gives more characteristics to what already exists, opening up numerous possible outcomes. This country with such a long history puts itself in a nice spot musically in the modern world.