Introduction
The music of India includes multiple varieties of classical music , folk music , filmi , Indian rock and Indian pop . India 's classical music tradition, including Hindustani music and Carnatic , has a history spanning millennia and developed over several areas. Music in India began as an integral part of socio-religious life. Filmi music : The biggest form of Indian popular music is filmi, or songs from Indian films, it makes up 72% of the music sales in India. 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, Madan Mohan, 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, Shankar ...