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Filmi, the Glossary

Index Filmi

Filmi music soundtracks are music produced for India's mainstream motion picture industry and written and performed for Indian cinema.[1]

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  1. 173 relations: A. R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Addictive (song), Alka Yagnik, Ameen Sayani, Amit Kumar, Anand Bakshi, Anu Malik, Apradh, Arijit Singh, Armaan Malik, Asha Bhosle, Bappi Lahiri, Baz Luhrmann, Bharat Vyas, Billboard Hot 100, Binaca Geetmala, Black Eyed Peas, Blue Suede Shoes, Bombay Dreams, C. Ramchandra, Carl Perkins, Chaiyya Chaiyya, Chamma Chamma, Chandralekha (1948 film), China Gate (1998 film), Ciara, Cinema of India, Deepak Dev, Desi, Devi Sri Prasad, Devo, Dil (1990 film), Dil Se.., Dil Tujhko Diya, Disco Dancer, DJ Quik, Don (1978 film), Don't Phunk with My Heart, Dr. Dre, Electronic music, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (soundtrack), Experimental music, Filmi qawwali, G. Devarajan, Gambler (film), Germany, Ghost World (film), Grammy Awards, Gumnaam, ... Expand index (123 more) »

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman (born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.

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Addictive (song)

"Addictive" is a song by American R&B singer Truth Hurts.

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Alka Yagnik

Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema.

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Ameen Sayani

Ameen Sayani (21 December 1932 – 20 February 2024) was an Indian radio announcer.

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Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer.

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Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist.

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Anu Malik

Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer.

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Apradh

Apradh is a 1972 action thriller romance Hindi film produced and directed by Feroz Khan.

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Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian playback singer and music composer.

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Armaan Malik

Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over artist, and actor.

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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema.

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Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappida was an Indian singer, composer and record producer.

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Baz Luhrmann

Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor.

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Bharat Vyas

Bharat Vyas (1918–1982) was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Binaca Geetmala

Binaca Geetmala was a weekly countdown show of top filmi songs from Hindi cinema.

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Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo.

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Blue Suede Shoes

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955.

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Bombay Dreams

Bombay Dreams is a Bollywood-themed musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black and the book by Meera Syal and Thomas Meehan, originally produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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C. Ramchandra

Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (12 January 1918 – 5 January 1982), also known as C. Ramchandra or Chitalkar or Anna Sahib, was an Indian music director and playback singer.

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Carl Perkins

Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.

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Chaiyya Chaiyya

"Chaiyya Chaiyya" (" in shade") is an Indian pop-folk song, featured in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Dil Se.., released in 1998.

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Chamma Chamma

"Chamma Chamma" is a Hindi song from the 1998 Indian film China Gate sung by Alka Yagnik and picturised on Urmila Matondkar which became extremely popular.

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Chandralekha (1948 film)

Chandralekha (also spelt Chandraleka) is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios.

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China Gate (1998 film)

China Gate is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

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Ciara

Ciara Princess Wilson (Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Cinema of India

The Cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century.

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Deepak Dev

Deepak Devraj Komath (born 30 April 1978), better known as Deepak Dev, is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema.

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Desi

Desi (or or; Hindustani: देसी,,; also Deshi) is a loose term used to describe the peoples, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora, derived from Sanskrit देश, meaning 'land' or 'country'.

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Devi Sri Prasad

Devi Sri Prasad (born Gandham Sriprasad; 2 August 1979), also known by his initials DSP, is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist.

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Devo

Devo (originally), often stylized as DEVO, is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973.

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Dil (1990 film)

Dil is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, starring Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, and Saeed Jaffrey.

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Dil Se..

Dil Se.. is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Mani Ratnam who produced it with Ram Gopal Varma and Shekhar Kapur.

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Dil Tujhko Diya

Dil Tujhko Diya (दिल तुझको दिया, "The heart given to you") is a 1987 Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Rakesh Kumar.

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Disco Dancer

Disco Dancer is a 1982 Indian dance-action film, written by Rahi Masoom Raza and directed by Babbar Subhash.

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DJ Quik

David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper and record producer from Compton, California, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop.

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Don (1978 film)

Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Chandra Barot from a story written by Salim–Javed and produced by Nariman Irani.

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Don't Phunk with My Heart

"Don't Phunk with My Heart" censored as "Don't Mess with My Heart" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fourth studio album Monkey Business (2005).

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Dr. Dre

Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr.

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Electronic music

Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. Filmi and electronic music are popular music.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (soundtrack)

The soundtrack album for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was released by Hollywood Records on March 16, 2004.

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Experimental music

Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions.

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Filmi qawwali

Filmi qawwali (فلمی قوٌالی. ফিল্মি কাওয়ালি, फ़िल्मी क़व्वाली) is a form of qawwali music found in the Lollywood, Dhallywood, Tollywood, and Bollywood film industries. Filmi and filmi qawwali are Indian styles of music.

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G. Devarajan

Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was an Indian music composer and Carnatic singer.

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Gambler (film)

Gambler is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Amarjeet.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Ghost World (film)

Ghost World is a 2001 black comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Zwigoff.

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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Gumnaam

Gumnaam (translation: Anonymous) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language mystery film directed by Raja Nawathe and produced by N. N. Sippy.

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Harris Jayaraj

Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Haruomi Hosono

, sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Hasrat Jaipuri

Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999), was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages.

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Helen (actress)

Helen Ann Richardson Khan (née Richardson; born 21 November 1938), known mononymously as Helen, is an Indian actress and dancer.

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Hemant Kumar

Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar was a legendary Indian music director and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian languages like Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Tamil, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Sanskrit and Urdu.

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Hemlata (singer)

Hemlata (born 16 August 1954) is an Indian classically trained playback singer in Bollywood.

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Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film and music producer, and actor in Hindi cinema, with over 1300 songs to his credit as a music director.

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Hindi

Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.

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Hindi cinema

Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language.

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Hindi film music

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

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Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesigan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil and Telugu films.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian diaspora

Overseas Indians (ISO), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) are Indians who reside or originate outside of India. According to the Government of India, Non-Resident Indians are citizens of India who currently are not living in India, while the term People of Indian Origin refers to people of Indian birth or ancestry who are citizens of countries other than India (with some exceptions).

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Inside Man

Inside Man is a 2006 American crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Russell Gewirtz.

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Irshad Kamil

Dr.

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Jaan Pehechan Ho

"Jaan Pehechan Ho" is an Indian rock & roll Bollywood song, sung by Mohammed Rafi, composed by duo Shankar Jaikishan, and with Hindi-Urdu lyrics by Shailendra.

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Jan Nisar Akhtar

Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood.

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Jatin–Lalit

Jatin–Lalit is a renowned Indian music director duo consisting of brothers Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit.

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Javed Ali

Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi.

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Johnson (composer)

Thattil Antony Johnson (26 March 1953 – 18 August 2011), popularly known as Johnson Master, was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Koodevide, Namukku Paarkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Njan Gandharvan, Ponthan Mada, and Bhoothakkannadi.

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K. J. Yesudas

Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (/jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs.

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K. L. Saigal

Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who worked in Hindi cinema, which was centred in Calcutta (Kolkata) during Saigal's time, but is currently based in Bombay (Mumbai).

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K. S. Chithra

Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963) is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician.

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K. V. Mahadevan

Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for Kandan Karunai.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho, also abbreviated as KHNH, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Nikhil Advani in his directorial debut with a story written by Karan Johar with dialogue by Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar.

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Kalyanji–Anandji

Kalyanji–Anandji were an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) and his brother Anandji Virji Shah (born 2 March 1933).

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Kannadasan

Kannadasan (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India.

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Kelly Poon

Kelly Poon (born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the first season of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.

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Khwaja Khurshid Anwar

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a Pakistani filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition in both India and Pakistan.

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Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly;; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor.

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KK (singer)

Krishnakumar Kunnath (23 August 1968 – 31 May 2022), popularly known as KK, was an Indian playback singer.

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Kumaar

Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi cinema.

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Kumar Sanu

Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs.

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Kunaal Vermaa

Kunaal Vermaa is an Indian lyricist and poet from Sri Madhopur, Sikar district, Rajasthan, India.

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La Caution

La Caution is a French hip hop duo consisting of Hi-Tekk and Nikkfurie, both of Moroccan descent.

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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar (born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.

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Laxmikant–Pyarelal

Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (born 1940).

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Löwenherz

Löwenherz (German for "Lionheart") is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1997 by Goldsieber in German and by Rio Grande Games in English.

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Lip sync

Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced, the same as the word sink), short for lip synchronization, is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals.

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List of Indian film music directors

The following are notable Indian film music directors.

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Lord of War

Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, and Ethan Hawke.

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M. G. Sreekumar

Malabar Gopalan Nair Sreekumar (born 25 May 1957), better known as M.G. Sreekumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

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M. Jayachandran

Madhusoodanan Jayachandran Nair is an Indian composer, singer, and musician.

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M. S. Viswanathan

Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry.

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Madan Mohan (composer)

Madan Mohan Kohli (25 June 1924 – 14 July 1975), better known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director of the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s.

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Majrooh Sultanpuri

Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in the Hindi language film industry.

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Manoj Muntashir

Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla, is an Indian lyricist, poet, dialogue writer and screenwriter.

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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer.

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Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019), better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades.

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Mohit Chauhan

Mohit Chauhan (born 11 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer, known for his work in Hindi films.

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Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.

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Mukesh (singer)

Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer.

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Music genre

A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.

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Music of Uzbekistan

The music of Uzbekistan has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country.

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Nadeem–Shravan

Nadeem–Shravan are Indian music directors duo in the Bollywood film industry of India.

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Nagin (1976 film)

Nagin (Female Serpent) is a 1976 Hindi-language horror film, produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli, under the Shankar Movies banner.

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Naushad

Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films.

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Neha Kakkar

Neha Kakkar Singh (née Kakkar; born 6 June 1988) is an Indian playback singer.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (نصرت فتح علی خان,; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director.

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O. N. V. Kurup

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007.

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O. P. Nayyar

Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician.

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Oh, Pretty Woman

"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and written by Orbison and Bill Dees.

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P. Bhaskaran

Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was an Indian Malayalam language poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker.

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P. Susheela

Pulapaka Suseela (born 13 November 1935) is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades and is referred to as the "Evergreen Nightingale of Indian cinema".

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Pankaj Mullick

Pankaj Kumar Mullick (10 May 1905 – 19 February 1978) was an Indian music composer, playback singer and actor, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.

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Pitchfork (website)

Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.

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Playback singer

A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films.

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Pritam

Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, music producer and singer from Kolkata, India.

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Priyadarshini (singer)

Priyadarshini Ram, also known as Priyadharshi Ram or mononymously as Priyadarshini, is a Singaporean-Indian playback singer who has performed in more than 180 movies in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi cinema industries.

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Qamar Jalalabadi

Om Prakash Bhandari (9 March 1917 – 9 January 2003), better known as Qamar Jalalabadi, was an Indian poet and lyricist of songs for Hindi movies.

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R. D. Burman

Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director and actor, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry.

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Raja Mehdi Ali Khan

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (23 September 1915 – 29 July 1966) was an Indian poet, writer and a lyricist.

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Rajendra Krishan

Rajinder Krishan Duggal (6 June 1919 – 23 September 1987) also credited as Rajendra Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.

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Ramesh Narayan

Ramesh Narayan (born 3 November 1959) is an Indian classical vocalist, composer and music producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

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Rashmi Virag

Rashmi Virag is the screen name of Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra, an Indian lyricist duo active in Bollywood.

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Raveendran

Madhavan Raveendran (മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as Raveendran Master, was a popular South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala.

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Richard Corliss

Richard Nelson Corliss (March 6, 1944 – April 23, 2015) was an American film critic and magazine editor for Time.

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Roja (soundtrack)

Roja is the debut soundtrack album of music composer A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu.

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Roshan (music director)

Roshan Lal Nagrath (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), known mononymously as Roshan, was an Indian esraj player and music director.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto

was a Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

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S. D. Burman

Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer.

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S. H. Bihari

Shamsul Huda Bihari (S. H. Bihari) (1920–1987) was an Indian lyricist, songwriter and poet whose work was widely recorded and used in Bollywood movies during the latter half of the 20th century.

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S. Janaki

Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh.

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S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), shortened as SPB, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer.

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S. Rajeswara Rao

Saluri Rajeswara Rao (11 October 1922 – 25 October 1999) was an Indian composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and music producer known for his works predominantly in South Indian cinema.

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Sahir Ludhianvi

Chaudhary Abdul Hayee Gujjar (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.

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Salim–Sulaiman

Salim–Sulaiman is an Indian score composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant.

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Satellite television

Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.

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Sayeed Quadri

Sayeed Quadri is an Indian lyricist and poet who works in Hindi cinema.

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Shaan (singer)

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), better known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, live performer, composer, actor and television host.

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Shailendra (lyricist)

Shailendra (30 August 1923 – 14 December 1966) was a popular Indian Hindi-Urdu Poet, lyricist and film producer.

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Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi / Urdu language films.

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Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa.

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Shankar–Jaikishan

Shankar–Jaikishan (also known as S-J), were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working together from 1949 to 1971.

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Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture

Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the British drama film of the same name, directed by Danny Boyle.

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Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor.

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Spike Lee

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author.

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Sujatha Mohan

Sujatha Mohan is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies.

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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.

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Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Telugu cinema

Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, and Sam Shepard.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Time's All-Time 100 Movies

All-TIME 100 Movies is a list compiled by ''TIME'' magazine of the 100 "greatest" films that were released between March 3, 1923—when the first issue of TIME was published—and early 2005, when the list was compiled.

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Truth Hurts (singer)

Shari Watson (born October 10, 1971), known as Truth Hurts, is an American R&B singer.

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Udit Narayan

Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi films.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Urdu

Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.

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V. Dakshinamoorthy

Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy (December 9, 1919 – August 2, 2013) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films.

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Vaali (poet)

Tiruchirapalli Srinivasan Rangarajan, professionally credited by his pseudonym Vaali (29October 193118July 2013) was an Indian poet who has the record for writing the most songs in Tamil cinema.

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Vairamuthu

Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry.

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Vasant Desai

Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959), Sampoorna Ramayan (1961), Ashirwad (1968) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi (1971).

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Vayalar Ramavarma

Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language.

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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American Basic Cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the BET Media Group subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group based in New York City.

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Vidyasagar (composer)

Vidyasagar (born 2 March 1963) is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries.

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Vishal–Shekhar

Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai.

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Vishwa Thulasi

Vishwa Thulasi is a 2004 Tamil-language drama film directed by Sumathy Ram, starring Mammooty and Nandita Das.

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Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra (abbreviated to YMO) was a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals, occasional keyboards) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals).

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Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian composer and playback singer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmi

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