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Elaborate, high-budget musical numbers that are central to the plot and often become chart-topping hits before a film's release.

To understand Bollywood, one must first understand the "Masala" film. Borrowed from the Hindi word for a blend of spices, the Masala movie is a unique narrative structure that dominated the industry from the 1970s to the early 2000s. These films offered a three-hour buffet of emotions: romance, action, comedy, and tragedy, all punctuated by elaborate musical numbers.