Behind the curtain: making music in Mumbai's film studios

History, technology, and a determinist milieu for Hindi film song. Popular music as film music ; Musicians and technology in the Mumbai film-music industry ; Changing structures in the Mumbai film industry

The life of music in the Mumbai film industry. Origins, training, and "joining the line" ; Roles, relations, and the creative process ; Rehearsals, recordings, and economics

Music, instruments, and meaning from musicians' perspectives. Orchestras and orchestral procedures, instrumental change, arranging, and programming ; Issues of style, genre, and value in Mumbai film music

Conclusion : oral history, change, and accounts of human agency.