Editing Music of India (section)

===Movie music===
{{Main|Filmi|Music of Bollywood}}

The biggest form of Indian [[popular music]] is [[filmi]], or songs from Indian films, it makes up 72% of the music sales in India.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8405891.stm | work=BBC News | title=Plans to start India music awards | date=10 December 2009 | access-date=19 May 2010 | first=Prachi | last=Pinglay}}</ref> The film industry of India supported music by according reverence to classical music while utilising the western orchestration to support Indian melodies. Music composers, like [[R. D. Burman]], [[Shankar Jaikishan]], [[S. D. Burman]], [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]], [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]], [[Bhupen Hazarika]], [[Naushad Ali]], [[O. P. Nayyar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[C. Ramchandra]], [[Salil Chowdhury]], [[Kalyanji Anandji]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Jatin–Lalit]], [[Anu Malik]], [[Nadeem-Shravan]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], [[Himesh Reshammiya]], [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]], [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], [[Salim–Sulaiman]], [[Pritam]], [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[K. V. Mahadevan]], [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] and [[S. D. Batish]] employed the principles of harmony while retaining classical and folk flavor. Reputed names in the domain of Indian classical music like [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Vilayat Khan]], [[Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Ram Narayan]] have also composed music for films. Traditionally, in Indian films, the voice for the songs is not provided by the actors, they are provided by the professional [[playback singer]]s, to sound more developed, melodious and soulful, while actors lipsynch on the screen. In the past, only a handful of singers provided the voice in films. These include [[Kishore Kumar]], [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Manna Dey]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[K. S. Chitra]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[S. Janaki]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Suraiya]], [[Noorjahan]] and [[Suman Kalyanpur]]. Recent playback singers include [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Kailash Kher]], [[Alisha Chinai]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[S. P. Charan]], [[Madhushree]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Nihira Joshi]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Hariharan (singer)]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Anu Malik]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Raja Hasan]], [[Arijit Singh]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]. Rock bands like [[Indus Creed]], [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]], [[Silk Route (band)|Silk Route]] and [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]] have gained mass appeal with the advent of cable music television.