Anwesshaa

One of the defining characteristics of Bollywood is that over the years, the industry has held an open door to all sorts of music from all over the world. Right from the 1950s, songs like Shola Jo Bhadke took inspiration from American jazz standards. Later on, Bappi Lahiri and ilk introduced Indians to disco bleeps. Next, the '90s borrowed from the pop music then popular in the West. And finally, songs like Koi Kahe from Dil Chahta Hai ushered in a techno era, to the extent that if you now listen to one single track like Lungi Dance, it can be a mish-mash of multiple musical elements like rap, hip-hop, Indian dhols and electronic beats.