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ITRANS Songbook

For older films, the mother of all Hindi lyrics sites (with an option to view in Devanagari).  

Geetmanusha Songbook

Another site that allows you to view lyrics for older films in Hindi script -- but without downloading the font!  

Hindi Film Sangeet

Lyrics and downloadable sheet music for selected classic Hindi film songs.

Qawwali Translations

Translations of some of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's most famous qawwalis.

Mayank's Lyrics  

Hindi lyrics from assorted Bollywood films.

Alfaazh's Lyrics

Great collection of old and new Hindi film lyrics.

Anant Mathur's Lyrics Collection

A collection of Hindi lyrics from the newest film songs.

Shuvro's Hindi Lyrics

A Swedish site that offers Hindi lyrics from assorted Bollywood films.

Bollywood Lyrics

Hindi lyrics from assorted Bollywood films (with a few translations!).

 

Hindi Lyrics and MP3s

Hindi lyrics from assorted Bollywood films with MP3s to match.

UK India

The site can be a little confusing for new visitors, but it does have a collection of translated film lyrics.

Rajshri's Lyrics

Rajshri is the film company that created hits like 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' and 'Maine Pyar Kiya' (though if anyone can explain why that movie was a hit, please let us know). The company was gracious enough to supply the lyrics to their films as well, so surf on over!

Translated Tamil Film Lyrics

Subhash World offers a great collection of translated lyrics for Tamil film music. A fabulous resources for A.R. Rahman lovers determined to follow the maestro wherever he may wander (or, in this case, wander from).

 

Planet Bollywood

Reliable film and music reviews.

Bollywood Film Reviews

A personal take on the best and worst of Bollywood. Great stills, good judgment.

 

Stomptokyo Bollywood Film Reviews

The worst of Bollywood gets stomped on here. Don't read while drinking: you'll ruin your keyboard when you burst into hysterical giggles.

 

Philip's fil-ums

Witty academic commentary on films new and old.

Upperstall

Merciless reviews of recent releases; also extensive coverage of classic movies and legendary film personalities.

 

Jam Magazine

These Bollywood fans are mad as hell and they just won't take it anymore. The merciless reviews of recent films are fun, but spoofs like "Censor" and "Kaho Na Beach Hai" are what keep us coming back for more.

Masala Time

Speaking of spoofs..."Phir Bhi Film Hai Hindustani" (and "Hum Bore Ho Chuke Sanam" (I've Become A Bore, Darling) are must-reads. Nor should you miss the opportunity to sock it to Hrithik Roshan. Literally.

G Magazine

Gossip and lots of interviews.  

 

Filmfare Magazine

The kindest and gentlest of the tabloids.     

 

Radio Sargam

Rumor Mill Central. Take it all with a grain of salt.

 

Mypyar.com

More pictures of Bollywood stars than you ever thought existed.  If your favorite stars aren't here, they may be figments of your imagination.

Shahrukhkhan.org

The unofficial website of BollyWHAT!'s officially favorite star.  We shall never bow to Hrithik!  But if you must...

 

Hrithik Roshan's Unofficial Home on the Web

Yeah, yeah, we know he can dance.  And we're not blind, either.

 

Shirtless Bollywood Men

...Or we could just cut to the chase, since you know this is what you were really looking for.

 

Bollywood 501

On a more serious note, this new website promises to fill the gaps in Bollywood web coverage. Bollywood501 offers photo-filled profiles of pre-1990s screen legends, plus in-depth analysis (and hard-to-find stills!) of classic films. Where else can you chart the impact of Dimple Kapadia's wardrobe in the 1973 superhit Bobby?

BOLLYWHATERS' STAR PAGES

Hindi Language Resources

A fabulous page full of on-line resources for the Hindi student, supplied by the University of Colorado.  

Guitar Chords and Tabs for Hindi film songs

For all you filmi strummers...  

Bhindi: Mumbaiya Slang

Of great use when watching gangster flicks...  

 

Hindi E-Group

A mailing group (the posts are also accessible on-line if you don't wish to clutter your inbox) composed of over 80 people who are learning or love Hindi - meaning any question you ever have regarding the language or a specific translation will never go unanswered. 

 

Learn to Read Urdu

If you know Hindi, why not learn to read Urdu and impress everyone with your trilingual brilliance?  UK India proves that it's not as hard to do as it looks (but you don't have to tell that to the people who will ooh and aah when you write their names in Perso-Arabic script).

 

On-line Hindi dictionary

Just type in the transliteration of a Hindi word for the English definition. (Rather confusing to use, though.)

 

Morningside Mix

The mother of all web guides to everything South Asian. Gathered by a professor of Hindi-Urdu at Columbia University, the links are organized by subject to sites treating innumerable aspects of South Asian history, culture, art, and language.

 

For Bay Area Residents - The Oakland Public Library, Golden Gate Branch

Forget the video store: the Golden Gate Public Library has a growing collection of Hindi-language DVDs, soundtracks, and an entire bookcase devoted to South Asian literature — all free! Who said Diwali only came once a year?