Good question - when I think of musicals I tend to think of movies where the music pushes the plot forward, which probably includes at least some Bollywood movies. But I'm not an expert.
One of the earliest issues with the musical film was whether the song and dance numbers were interruptions of the narrative or developed it. In an integrated musical they are part of the narrative, in a non-integrated musical they are not.
But this doesn't necessarily work with Bollywood because of different aesthetic traditions - e.g. the rasa rather than mimesis.
For once doing film studies actually comes in useful!
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But this doesn't necessarily work with Bollywood because of different aesthetic traditions - e.g. the rasa rather than mimesis.
For once doing film studies actually comes in useful!
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