For most observers of Indian popular cinema, the six to 10 lip-synched songs that decorate each new release are the industry’s most distinctive feature. A Bollywood film without songs is like chicken ...

In an exclusive conversation, one of Bollywood’s most successful playback singers, Angaraag Mahanta, known by his stage name Papon, clarified a long-standing misconception about his debut song.

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