The collaboration between Lata Mangeshkar and Madan Mohan has produced some of the most cherished songs in the musical history of Hindi cinema. Think of gems such as “lag jaa gale,”“nainaa barse rimjhim rimjhim,” or “tu jahaa.n jahaa.n chalegaa,” to name a few. Today, I...
it means to make a decision, usually a difficult one with other implications or consequences. We also say 'to call the shots' - meaning to make the decisions, to be in charge. 'shots' is always plural here, and the phrase probably comes from the military situation of calling out when ...
caves, temples or monasteries for spiritual development. It also asks the Hindus to have baths in some rivers or springs and do contemplation in isolation with specific physical posture and recite some mantra
One of the first I learned was “Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi naamumkin hai” from the movie “Don”, meaning “It is not just difficult to catch Don but impossible.” A great ‘Hindi-ism’ here compared to English is nahi naamumkin meaning literally “not possible” meaning”‘...