Parents' Guide to The Remix

This lively series features lots of popular Bollywood tunes being performed and remixed in various styles. The contestants, who range from classically trained artists to singers and DJs from India's underground music scene, are briefly shown, singing and rerecording. They also touch on the challenges they are facing while preparing for that week's competition. But it's the colorful and energetic presentations in front of the studio audience, which feature singing, scratching, dancing, and other elements, that are the most fun to watch.

Fans of popular Indian music will most likely find themselves singing and dancing along to the remixed versions of their favorite tracks. But viewers unfamiliar with the Bollywood tradition, in which lyrics are mostly sung in Punjabi, and the performances are larger-than-life, may find it a bit over-the top if they compare it to Western-style music competitions. The conversations and critiques, which are spoken in a mixture of English and Hindi, are sometimes hard to follow, too. Nonetheless, if you enjoy music, The Remix offers an entertaining opportunity to experience India's domestic music scene.