Remaking classics with a modern spin or rehashing hit songs of yesteryear, Bollywood filmmakers seem to love experimenting with old wine in a new bottle.

Old songs in films/series provide emotional depth, poetic twist, and surprise ingredient. They create cross-generational linkages, pay tribute to classic themes, and establish a specific period ...

Of late, iconic Hindi film numbers have become a powerful leitmotif to prop up emotions, magnify contexts and evoke nostalgia in web shows / films.