Does classical music have a place in Bollywood? - Page 4

Originally posted by: Summer3

This is a tarana (called tillana in Carnatic), this is often an impromptu singing using words like ta dhoom.. tanana.. etc, one view is that these words have from tabla taalas but other view is that they are from jhala originating from sarod, sitar etc. AFAIK U Amir Khan has done a lot of work on this.

I remember reading some where that U Bade G Ali Khan often did riyaz for hours and hours of palta, sargam, laykari watching waves of the sea with swaramandala in his hand, when you have riyazi gala like them you donnt have to think much while singing, they just remember structure of a raag say Hansdhavni , they know how it goes up and down, pakad , alaap and taan used, rest they can do impromptu.

Originally posted by: Abhilasha1980

These renditions may be technically very good in sur taal etc but have no meaning in Bollywood music, general crowd like me can't understand this. No classical music has no place in day to day music.

Originally posted by: Abhilasha1980

Yes I could be raah chalti junta but we decide who will stay and who goes. And for most of us classical is boring. I wonder how people enjoy/understand it.

Originally posted by: Summer3

Quite true. Some of these are sometimes slotted in certain parts of the movie to express a certain mood. But if we question its necessity, the answer would be negative unless the storyline really requires it. But semi classical songs are often used in dance items.