It's interesting to see how the same pop culture element evolves in two different countries. Take singing in the movies in Hollywood and Bollywood. Both the American and Indian film industries had to cope with the reality of beautiful actresses who couldn't carry a tune, a problem when it came time to cast a musical.
In Hollywood, such singers were rarely acknowledged publicly. Their names became answers to trivia questions. Marni Nixon, whose singing was dubbed in for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Deborah Kerr in The King and I, is probably the best known.
In Bollywood, there's a name for the job: playback singer. These singers are credited, compete for awards, and have fans in their own right. This very catchy song, "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu," is acted by Helen, but sung by playback singer Geeta Dutt.
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