Generally songs and music are for listening, and so it is in Bollywood too, where the Bollywood songs made several decades back continue to be so popular that they can be very well considered a genre of music. However, bollywood songs are not pure music, but a fusion of multiple art forms, one of which is the enacted content or theatrics. To be fair to the the performers and the Director, credit must be given where due to the contribution of visuals.
Here we compile lists of masterpieces that are not only great musical numbers, but are even better when it comes to their visual component. In other words, these are songs that will enthrall you even when listen to them on your headphone, but the real treat is when watch these musical sequences of the movie. The actors, dancers, choreographers, direction, sets, emotions and creativity - all fuse in the audio-visual outcome.... and the experience is what makes them the best of Bollywood!
Best Songs Dances
Indian classical dances are perhaps the best compliments of Indian classical music. Bollywood is not exactly a bastion of classical experts in either field, but we have been extremely fortunate to have witnessed several great artists, who have adequately mastered the classical arts in music as well as dance to present them in a creative popular avatar that would regale our senses while ensuring commercial success by appealing to one and all. These light classical version of songs and dances are a great treat to watch and hear. It is a specialty that makes Bollywood so special!
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Best Item Numbers
As a rule, Bollywood songs owe their popularity to the lyrics and the melodious musical composition that goes along with it and in the background. Compared to that, the video is given lesser credit in the popularity of the song, and it is considered largely an attribute of the movie. Never the less, video of a song can leave a permanent impression, and contribute immensely in making a song popular. A look at these ten numbers can make it obvious that visuals are a part and parcel of a Bollywood number, and immensely affect its appeal. They infuse immense creativity, emotion, drama and make the song a live story!
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Best Item Numbers
If there is one particular characteristic or stereotype that is often ascribed to Bollywood, it is the songs and dances - of course, not the dances with classical touch, which are accepted as a piece of sophisticated art. It is the more popular form of 'Item Numbers' that are tantalizing to your instincts and calling to shed your inhibitions, that are often a bigger attraction for audience as well as add a touch of glamour in most unexpected setting, hence there name. Indeed, song-dance sequences form a genre of art that exists and survives within the larger industry and art of movie making. All songs in Hindi movies are not picturised on dancing actors, but some are, and of these item numbers are a treat to watch as an enthralling audio-visual experience. These song-dances bring together two great performing arts from the Indian culture and tradition, and blend them into one memorable popular event!
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The best descriptions of these songs are that they are different. The stereotype image of a Bollywood song is one wherein protagonists are expressing their emotions of happiness, love or sorrow in a way that touches your heart. Dances too are either in a somewhat classical mold or in a modern choreographed sequence, which is a well organized. On the contrary, these are songs that are off beat to describe it mildly, and one could be excused to call them weird or even bewildering! They kind of just chill out, or do things that we do not usually see often on the screen. But none can deny that these unconventional numbers are great masterpieces of art that keep you hooked to them, entertain you and even make you learn a thing or two about the nature of human beings! Here are ten such great songs from the history of Bollywood.
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As a rule, Bollywood songs owe their popularity to the lyrics and the melodious musical composition that goes along with it and in the background. Compared to that, the video is given lesser credit in the popularity of the song, and it is considered largely an attribute of the movie. Never the less, video of a song can leave a permanent impression, and contribute immensely in making a song popular. A look at these ten numbers can make it obvious that visuals are a part and parcel of a Bollywood number, and immensely affect its appeal. They infuse immense creativity, emotion, drama and make the song a live story!
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The credit of the popularity song goes to the singer, the music composer and lyricist, along with their team of musicians and orchestra. However, many songs owe a significant part of their success to the actors on whom the song is featured, and who enact the sequence of events on screen. The role of an actor is to provide the real touch to what is being expressed in the song. The music and the lyrics make the number, but there is obviously a background and a set up, against which the song reflects a particular sentiment. These songs are pieces of great acting on part of some of our star. Watch these numbers to appreciate their contribution.
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The word 'Choreography' has a somewhat limited meaning in theatrics, where it is usually used to denote dancing sequences with or without dramatic representation. It is a great art of conceptualization that manifests in the form of visuals and regales the audiences mostly with the beauty of form but also with the element of creativity. When used for movie songs, it is this element of creativity that takes greater precedence, since movies allow a lot more to be done in respect of form compared to the stage. The best choreographed songs of Bollywood are not only great in the form and shades that are a treat, but in particular, stand out from the rest in terms of their conceptual creativity.
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