Vocabulary
The six inquisitive words in Hindi-Urdu.
What are kaun, kya, kab, kidhar/kahan, kyun, kaise
The most informal version of "you."
What is "tu"
In this film there was a man and a girl in love. They met on a train that goes throughout Europe. The boy went to India to win the girl’s hand in marriage. An iconic scene from this movie shows the girl running to catch up to the boy as his train leaves to go back to London.
What is Dilwale Dulhaniya Lehjayenge?
This song is known or its usage of gibberish phrases and tongue-twisters as lyrics. It is acted by Ranbir Kapoor in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), during his character's performance at his best friend's wedding.
What is "Badtameez Dil"?
This accessory is typically worn while performing Desi classical dance styles like "kathak" to accentuate the rhythm of the music. When worn, it makes a jingling sound.
What is Ghungroo/Ghunhur?
These are the Hindi-Urdu words for teeth, tongue, and throat.
What are daant, zubaan, and gala?
The two words used to express superlative. Ex: "The most _____"
What is sab se
In this film one boy is best friends with a girl. The best friend is secretly in love with the boy, but the boy falls in love with another girl and marries her. After the boy’s wife dies during childbirth, he reunites with his best friend and falls in love with her.
What is Kuch Kuch Hota Hai?
This American artist sang the hit song "Chammak Challo" in Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor's film Ra One (2010)
Who is Akon?
This palace-like structure located in Uttar Pradesh was created during the reign of the Mughal Empire and is known for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India."
What is the Taj Mahal?
This is the antonym of "taqatwaar" in Hindi-Urdu.
What is "kamzor"?
These two parts of speech are switched in order when it comes to sentence construction in Hindi/Urdu.
What is Object and Verb.
In this film, one boy is the oldest son of a powerful family. The boy marries a poor woman and is disowned from his family, They move to London and raise the family. The son’s younger brother goes back to reunite his family again.
What is Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
"Tujhe yaad kar liya hai ___ ki tarah"
The word(s) missing from the preceding lyric, which also double(s) as the title of its song, from Bollywood film Bajirao Mastani (2015).
This artist comes from a family of qawwals (people that sing qawali) who migrated from Afghanistan to Punjab in Pakistan. They are most known for the qawali song "Allah Ho."
Who is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?
Besides "dayein" and "bayein," these two words are alternative ways to say right and left.
What are "seedha" and "ulta"?
The plural of Ghar
What is Ghar
In this film there is a bubbly girl who meets a miserable man on a train, and they gradually fall in love along the journey.
What is Jab We Met?
A Pakistani artist who has been playback singer for both Lollywood and Bollywood films. His popular songs include "Tu Hi Hai" from Dear Zindagi (2016) and "Jhoom."
Who is Ali Zafar?
This traditional Gujrati dance is performed using a prop called "dandiya."
What is Garba?
Another word for laal (color)
What is surkh
This word would follow the word "Main" in the following sentence: Main __ khaana khaya. This word is a postposition that doesn't have an equivalent in English.
What is Ne
In this film a doctor visits a family to be a therapist for the father, and she ends up falling in love with the father’s son after spending time with the family.
What is Khoobsurat?
This is the English translation of the first line of the chorus of "Ghalat Fehmi," a song from Pakistani movie Superstar (2019) that went viral on Tiktok.
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What is "How do I tell you this, my eyes don't rest, my nights don't pass"?
This culture & language had a major influence on Desi culture through the rule of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire.