Jayson Beaster-Jones

The 2001 buddy film Dil Chahta Hai (dir. Farhan Akhtar), had arguably the first rock soundtrack in Bollywood. The award-winning soundtrack is an entry point into the relationship between Bollywood film songs, Hindi-language music, and the Indi-pop movement of the '80s and '90s. Beaster-Jones draws from reviews by music critics and fans, industry interviews, and his own close analysis of...