Nehru, I haven't seen any of the three you listed. 

 

Madras Café- if I ever come across this one, I'll watch it. I generally skip over the songs in movies. IMO, the songs are just thrown in without any real connection to the plot.

SOngs are not just thrown in...songs are the driving force behind successful Bollywood movies

i haven't watched one in a couple years, but I enjoy the tunes

 

Without songs, Bollywood dead, cause 98% of their movies are pretty much standard fare

 

Ray, I can't remember the last time I watched an Indian movie either - they are pretty predictable. 

 

From the top of my head, the ones that made an impression on me...

Lagaan 

The City of Joy

Slum Dog Millionaire

 

Strangely, I remember the songs from Sangam.

Wasn't that song with the white woman in Lagaan out of place?

 

City of Joy andSLumdog are not Bollywwod movies...I think the songs in Lagaan were fine (didn't feel they were out of place)

Bollywood movies have changed over the years, not too wishy washy with great story lines. I saw one called Kai Po Che. Great movie. 

ray is right, songs do tend to draw crowds to a movie.

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When we read Twelfth Night in school, they talked about sub-plots. IMO, the songs in Indian movies come in to ease the pressure of the previous scene. In Deewaar, that song by Bindu I think came just after someone was killed. Moments like that. Apple can really improve their phone by putting that backspace key far from the keyboard.

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