Rough Guide To Bollywood

Bombay's Bollywood studios not only churn out massively successful movie spectacles, they also act as a hothouse for much contemporary Indian music: Bollywood films tend to eschew realistic drama for epic romance with lots of song 'n' dance. While the audience for these films tends to be those from the Indian subcontinent, the music that accompanies the films is now reaching a larger audience as the West embraces all things Asian. This 15-track CD is an exemplary introduction to the sound of Bollywood love songs. Compiled by DJ Ritu, the collection draws largely on 1970s classics and contemporary tracks and features such Indian Bollywood legends as Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar. Engagingly kitsch, The Rough Guide To Bollywood is top entertainment.