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Classical Film Songs (Tal)

Film Songs Indexed by Tal (Tala)

These film songs are indexed by the tal. There is also an index by song title and an index according to the rag (raga).


Chautal – 12 beats


Dadra Tal / Khemta – 3 and 6 beats


Dhammar Tal – 14 beats


Dipchandi Tal – 14 beats


Ektal – 12 beats


Hinch – Hemiola


Jhaptal – 10 beats


Kaherava – 4, 8 beats


Rupak Tal / Pashtu – 7 beats


Sultal – 5, 10 beats


Tilwada Tal – 16 beats


Tintal / Punjabi Theka – 16 beats


Tivra Tal – 7 beats


Other Sites of Interest

The Musical Language of Indian Film Song in the 1940S: Multifractal Detrended Cross Correlation Analysis A Tool for the Assessment of Raga in Bollywood Music

Bollywood and its other(s): Towards new configurations

Bollywood and Globalization

Bollywood's India: A Public Fantasy

Hindi Film Songs and the Cinema

Framing the Body and the Body of Frame: Item songs in popular Hindi cinema

The role of a song in a Hindi film

Story, camera and movement in Hindi film dance

Representation of Female Characters Through Item Songs in Selected Hindi Movies

Everyday life, everyday songs: a re-valuation of song sequences in popular Hindi films of the 1950s

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