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Hindi cinema owes its success and popularity to music. The first Indian talkies film was Alamara released in March 1931 had seven songs which were a massive hit and thus the trend was set. This trend has continued with music and songs being a central part of most movies. The 20th century saw a revolution in music as radio gained popularity, new media and technologies were developed to record, capture, reproduce and distribute music. Audiences were exposed to wider range of music.
These days, the Hindi Film Music is often released weeks, before its release. Hence, one often judges whether to go for the movie, based on the music. But as they say, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover and a Hindi movie by its music’! These songs can be downloaded from the internet simultaneously.
There are sites that offer , Indian Songs such as Hindi songs, new releases, free Hindi MP3, movie songs, cultural folk songs, tribal music downloads online. Some sites are free while others may charge a small amount to register. These downloadable sites have proved a boon for music lovers as they can download the music as soon as it is released. It is not necessary to download all the songs. One can hear the songs while working on the computer.
It is now possible to download the music anywhere in the world. Indians living abroad now don’t have to wait for the CD’s to reach them. Even they can download the music of their choice as soon as it is released. Though the record companies are against the idea of online downloading as it affects their sales but MP3 players and portable audio players have popularized downloadable Hindi songs. Popular Hindi film songs never die they are recycled. Remixes have given a new life to old songs.
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