Talk:Filmi

message: TUF-KAT combined the two filmi pages (filmi and filmi music) and I reworked the result. 
I think this is the OUTLINE of a good article, but I'm not enough of a musician to write it. The sections on music directors, playback singers, and lyricists are highly Bollywood-centric and need to be opened up to material from other regional cinemas, as well as expanded enormously. 
The article also needs more info on musical styles. 
I request help from the many people who know more than I do. I know you're out there :)
Zora 08:52, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two pages combined 

message: Some kind person -- I'm blanking on the name -- worked on the lyricist section, adding a few names and a lament that lyrics had gone downhill since the glory years. I've rewritten the para for style, and also tried to step back a bit from the condemnation of recent lyrics. As I've been told myself, it's not Wikipedia's place to issue aesthetic judgments. But it is true enough that many people feel that lyrics aren't as poetic as they once were. 
Surely there are some modern lyricsts who ought to be mentioned. Zora 17:30, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lyricists 

message: The "original research" tag should be removed. The topic relates with popular culture, and there are not many scholarly publications to be cited in that field. The material has to be compiled from various sources. It is something that many of the contributors must have experienced personally. --Vikramsingh 23:26, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions 

message: Someone edited the article to read that Mohammed Rafi is the greatest male playback singer ever. WP doesn't make such judgments. Someone else inserted what read like an ad for a singer called Yesudas. I removed the judgment and the ad. I don't recall seeing this singer's name, though it's true that I don't always scan the movie credits thoroughly. 
It's perfectly OK to quote other people making the judgments, if they're well-known music critics or film reviewers. If the Rafi fan can find people to quote re "he's the greatest," we can insert the quotes. However, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh should get equal time :) Zora 12:59, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits 

message: The first line of this article says that filmi music is about music of Indian cinema.  But the article that follows is anything but about Indian cinema.  The entire content of the article concentrates purely on Hindi film music and doesnt even mention film music of other regions in India.  This is a glaring case of NPOV violation.  If there is anybody actively involved in editing this article, please correct the article to adhere to WP:NPOV.  I will be adding an NPOV tag now.  Once the article is in better shape and truly reflects what it is supposed to, please feel free to remove the tag.  Sarvagnya 09:18, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Savagnya, it's a matter of people writing about what they know. Do you want me writing about Kannada film music even though I know nothing about it? Instead of just slapping a notice up and expecting other people to fix it, how about trying to redress the imbalance yourself? Zora 18:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: I checked the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and "Filmi" is an okay title in line with their usage. Hekerui (talk) 10:23, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Article name

message: I don't know, if it is useful to give an example in this section, but one example is the song 'Koi Mil Gaya' from the movie 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' being heavily inspired by 'Take That Look Off Your Face' by Andrew Lloyd Webber. If it was paid for I don't know.. atarax42 01:16, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plagiarism 

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message: The word "filmi" is a Hindi language coinage (derived from the English word "film) and the usage of the term does not apply to the entire body of music composed for Indian cinema. Tamilians and other South Indians do not use the term "filmi" to refer to the music of their films. The Wikipedia pages of composers of South Indian film soundtracks (such as Ilaiyaraja, AR Rahman, Deva, Vidyasagar, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj, GV Prakash Kumar, Devi Sri Prasad, Hiphop Tamizha, Anirudh Ravichander, etc.) do not refer to those composers as "filmi composers".
The title of this article should be changed to "Indian Film Music", "Indian Movie Music" or "Indian Cinema Music". The use of such English language terms would be more applicable for pan-India usage since English is the de facto link language of India rather than Hindi. Imposition of Hindi language terms by a Hindi speaking majority in a multi-lingual nation is tantamount to imperialism and such a majoritarian behaviour which disregards the variety of languages spoken in our country does not reflect the spirit of our democracy. Anirudh131819 (talk) 09:31, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: In this regard, the title "Film Soundtrack in Indian Cinema" will also be a good option since there is a Wikipedia page titled Soundtrack wherein the definition of 'soundtrack' applies to the music composed for films, television series, etc. Moreover the said article also places emphasis on the genre of "musicals" in Western film which refers to the genre in which songs and music are used in a film narrative. Anirudh131819 (talk) 09:49, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to change the title of this article