the most popular brand of cycles for boys and girls in the 80s. the BSA-SLR was the staple diet for the regular Jack n Jill, while the BSA Mach was for the bold and the beautiful

The ultimate paisa vasool for any filmmaker: the same actor or actress plays two roles within the same film. Most often utilized in plotlines involving twins (long-lost separated-at-birth reunions, comedies of error, confused mother characters) or rebirth (revenge! justice delayed but not denied! wrath of God! 2x Amitabh Bachchan or SRK doing awkward dance moves!)

Mallu usage of 90's and early 2000's. Means different things depending on context. Eyeing a girl. Flirting/seducing her. Touching base. Can range from a flying kiss to hitting home run.

Nothing to do with dingo community.

a strip of cotton fabric about 6 yards long and between 4 and 6 inches wide, sewn along the lower edge of a sari. sold in "fancy" shops.

as soon as, without delay, immediately

Aka Simpu Sodhi / Sodhi sir.

Oh ji main kiha, he is the one and only, world famous animated Sardarji school teacher who made regular appearances on Channel V from the late 90's to mid 2000's. Jab dekho toh he was surrounded by his class students who looked suspiciously like sneaky little rats in blue and white uniforms. He was total champion character in life, and especially entertaining during his brief visits on celluloid.

Ferociously yelling "BOIZZZZ!" whenever he caught his male students doing some khurafati, telling everyone with any doubts to "Ask the Pankazz" ( the Pankazz ... Umm ... the Pankaj was class topper), going Pure Vezz (Veg) for the cause of PETA (All Sardars fainted off in Punjab when they heard the news), and of course, forever enforcing his favourite punishment of "Haath upar karke kharey ho zaao!"(Stand up with your hands above you!) on the ratty bratties in his class - this is what one and all loved about him. But his besht dialogue had to be the one heard everytime his unruly class started giggling uncontrollably, "Bhai, zoke kya hai? Vat's the ZOKE, hain???"

What Lola Kutty was to the Mals, Simpu was to the Surdies - a chance to double up with mirth at seeing their own unique mannerisms, unconscious habits and amusing accents enacted on tv. And that too in cartoon form! (Beat that, Lola)

Simpu was inherently lovable, if a bumbling and somewhat naive chap, (the name Simpu is derived from 'Simple') and folks have been trying to get Channel V to make him come out of retirement for years. Sources say he has found an inexhaustible supply of aloo paranthas and aam da achaar and only the Pankazz knows his secret location, rumoured to be somewhere near the Zzalandhar. Neerazz, Loveleen and Harpreet have been trying to worm it out of that mugpot, but he refuses to divulge any information.

Sodhi Sir, wherever you are, we all love you and miss you and now there is no one telling us to stand with haath upar karke. Bahut ho gaya Sirji hunn tussi wapas aa jao. If you are still wanting Pure Vezz food you can move to the South (just not to Kerala. Why? Sodhi ji, ab yeh mat poochiye)

To say that Rajnikanth is a very popular actor in India, amongst its diaspora and in foreign (sic) would be an understatement.

Rajini-istyle refers to mannerisms and swagger unique to him as seen in several movies. Typical examples are - flicking a dum from several inches away and catching it with his mouth (his signature move), reverse-back flip-with-180-turn of his sunglasses as he puts them on, crossing, uncrossing and crossing his legs, 180-turn and furious stare at the camera (usually at a villain), comedy routines such as - kadvu-le, kadvu-le, kadvu-le... etc.

Ham acting by most standards these "istyles" have led to lot of thambis copying his moves and unadulterated adulation, including but not restricted to - huge (professionally organized) fan bases bussed in to watch first-day, first-show, showing aarthi to the screen, throwing ticker-tape equivalent inside the movie theater usually during the opening song, introduction-scene, punch-dialogue or item-number.

Apparently a simple, honest and down-to-earth man in real life, the cult status he has achieved in India (particularly in Tamil Nadu, South India) is incredible and has to be been seen to be believed.

Piping hot green dal made at roadside calcutta dhabas, best had with some hot rotis and raw onions. Egg Tadka dal is the mother of all tadka dals, with a generous helping of scrambled eggs mixed in.

A commitment of the utmost seriousness. Be warned that you are making a promise that puts your own mothers health and/or very life at risk. Do not use lightly.