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Influence of Indian Islam
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Sufi influence
Filmi qawwalis are greatly influenced by Sufism, as evident in the art produced by A.R Rahman and Gulzar. A.R Rahman talks specifically about the Sufi influence on his music and having embraced Sufism, and he makes use of several qawwali elements in his music **CITE**.

Urdu influence
Hindi film lyricist Gulzar credits the Urdu language for a lot of his inspiration. He is one of the biggest proponents for the study of the Urdu language despite the effect the Partition of India and Pakistan had on him. His most popular books, Raat Pashmine Ki was written in Urdu.