A bunch of veteran filim personalities who form the jury to decide if a new movie is fit for the masses, the shadows or the dustbin. They are a fickle lot as their judgement is often impaired by having coffee with politicians, religious leaders and moral policemen and women. Many a filim producer has bled to bankruptcy over disputes with the board. The censar board will award certification such as A, U, R & U/A. Everyone in modern India may not agree with the "cuts" specially in Hollywood movies as the Bollywood counterparts can get away with worse and still come with with a "U"

The act of buying something with the box.. You are probably wondering how anyone can buy anything without the box.. there lies the point.. This is used in the context of selling something in the used goods or second hand market. Your item is a lot more valuable if you mention the words "Box piece" or "in box" - just you trust me on this I say.

an action that would affect your ego negatively more than anything else. Something that will spoil the family name. Usually comes right after a foot in the mouth situation or in a display of bravado or power so as to uphold ones "prestige"

phrase used in the 80s to check on the quality of VHS Cassette tapes. In India, it was common place to rent a VCP/R over the holidays and watch movies non-stop until your eyes turned blue. Movies also had to be rented and the one question that must be asked is about the "print".

As movies became available in VHS format and then in VCD and now the wothla DVDs, the latest movies that are released in the theatres will be available in the black market (dimly lit pavement shops and in certain video parlours). However, these will be recorded in the theatre with a video camera and copies made. So you will typically get very poor quality video and audio and also enjoy all the conversations around as well as silhouettes of people walking in front of the camera.

A reaction to something amazing, Rajni level matter (just imagine!!), astounding

An amazing reaction to an amazing person, product or concept

The local buses in Bangalore used to be called BTS (Bangalore Transport Service, I assume). It was changed to BMTC (Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation) at the turn of the century, but everyone still calls them BTS buses.

to not pay your employees. to be left in the lurch. The word originated somewhere in south India where a legendary wealthy man who indulged in everything from alcohol to fancy sports and racing cars did nothing for many months to recover a section of his vast business empire that had gone under. Eventually his employees were not paid for many months while he expected them to continue "working" while he jetsetted around the world.

A particular type of finish on denims that would produce white spots, stripes or other bizzare patterns on blue jeans. Was quite a rage in the early 90s. Technical details on the used of the acid etc were trade secrets, thus no information is available.