The London Film and Media Reader 2 15 / Depictions of Eroticism and Sexuality in the 'Rain' Song and Dance Sequences of Bollywood Cinema Vikrant Kishore Erotic Spectacles: Singing and Dancing in the Rain Song and dance sequences help to make Bollywood cinema extremely popular and unique, and play a vital part in the Indian music industry, which is dominated and sustained by film songs and music. Significantly, song and dance sequences have contributed immensely in the creation of Bollywood as a popular culture. Song and dance sequence/s can be used to depict love, brotherhood, happiness or sadness, and to explore eroticism and sexuality. Song and dance sequences have thus contributed immensely to the creation of Bollywood Cinema as a significant form of popular culture 1 . In terms of exploring (or exploiting) sexuality and eroticism, ‘rain’ has always provided an important form of symbolism in 145