We all know that the world is split neatly into two: people who love movie musicals, with their grandiose choreographed numbers and soulful show-stopping pieces and incredible swells of emotions; and people who have no taste. I’m kidding. Sort of.

It’s true that the movie musical—a close cousin to but not exactly the same as the stage musical—is extremely polarizing as a genre. Still, love them or hate them, it’s undeniable that musicals have always been a pillar of Hollywood productions. And that’s just looking at North America, because they might be even more relevant in the cinema industries of other countries. One example above all: India, where Bollywood and Tollywood have been, and still are, making incredible musicals each year. Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, I will always love you.

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