They say parody is the sincerest form of flattery. Indian cinema's dancing sensation Prabhu Deva has undoubtedly hearing his ears ringing...he's been parodied several times on YouTube in recent years...

In August 2007, a music video for the song "Kalluri Vaanil" from the Indian-Tamil movie 'Pennin Manathai Thottu' was uploaded to YouTube by Mike Sutton (aka 'Buffalax'). The video was editted to include incorrect English subtitles that approximate the original Tamil lyrics phonetically (known a...

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This installment of 'Mid-Heard Hindi' comes compliments of mera boyfriend aur aadhyapak Hindi ko #1 (my boyfriend and #1 Hindi teacher). Yesterday at lunch while constructing completely random sentences in Hindi, here's what happened...

I said: "Main tumhare baal nahin chabaooingi." (I will not bite your hair).
He heard: "Main tumhari maa nahin chabaooingi." (I will not bite your mom).

Disclaimer: For the record, his mom is WONDERFUL person and I would never ever think of biting her, or her hair...
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Baccha kya? ;)

Song: Main Tera Dhadkan Teri
Movie: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYV9G38YKCk&feature=related

I heard: Yeh din tera raatein teri ab baccha (child) kya, ab baccha kya
Actual: Yeh din tera raatein teri ab bacha kya, ab bacha kya

Thanks for correcting me, Ayesha!
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