Musical form heard in some Bollywood films (4)

I believe the answer is:

raga

(Other definitions for raga that I've seen before include "Hindu melodic formula" , "Classical Indian piece" , "Piece of Indian music" , "Indian melody" , "Indian classical music form" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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