I have to admit I've never actually watched one. I've seen sections of probably the more popular ones but to be honest they seem very culture specific?
If you give me a few film titles that will educate me out of my ignorance I will give them a try.
Its the one area of cinema I haven't watched really, mostly because it is stigmatised as lasting for 4 hours at a time, mostly being Romeo and Juliet style stories, and having LOTS of singing....
They last about 2 and a half to 3 hours some r romeo juliet ish
and not many off the films have lots of songs only the musicals have alot
Most non musicals have about 4 to 5 lasting about 4 minutes each
The musicals have about 10 to 13 songs lasting about 5 minutes each.DIL TO PAGAL HAI IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS