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  2. Bollywood music was born in 1931 with the advent of India’s first sound motion film, Alam Ara by Ardeshir Irani, which featured seven songs. It was during this time that the seeds of the new musical genre were sown.

  3. Hindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films.

  4. Feb 24, 2022 · The luminaries of that era include prolific music composers such as Madan, Anil Biswas, Hemant Mukherjee, and Gulam Haider, and singers like Noor Jahan, Mukesh, Md. Rafi, Geeta Dutt, and Shamshad Begum. In the 50s decade, the music of Bollywood gathered a lot of glorious contributors like SD Burman and OP Nayyar.

  5. Sep 13, 2023 · History and Evolution of Bollywood Music. Motion pictures in India emerged in the early 18th century. But it was not until 1931 that the first Hindi film song was released. In the beginning, Bollywood films would feature an exhaustive list of songs.

    • "Awaara Hoon" (1951)
    • "Bahut Shukriya, Badi Meherbani" (1962)
    • "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" (1973)
    • "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (1973)
  6. Harischandra Sakharam Bhatavdekar laid the foundations of Indian cinema in 1899. The name Bollywood is a combination of Bombay (Mumbai’s old name) and Hollywood and it is often used to summarize all movies produced in India.

  7. Jul 12, 2022 · Over the years, it has refined itself only to suit the listeners’ taste in music. And this is evident right from the nasal songs of the 1940s to the pop songs of the 2000s. As Indian cinema has completed a century, it would be interesting to look back at the journey of Bollywood music.