| April 8, 2011
Bollywood
has a unique formula for success that the world outside of India is
largely unaware of. There's a whole industry of people who prop up
Indian cinema and help make Bollywood's famous song and dance routines a
hit. These so-called "playback singers" masterfully sing the
songs. But you won't see them because on screen, they are replaced by
actors who lip-synch the tunes. It's a well-established technique,
which employs about 200 people. "Because it's such an integral part
of the films and because the songs are such an integral part of story
telling they've evolved specialists," composer and playback singer
Vishal Dadlani said.
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