Hindi
noun
Hin·di
ˈhin-(ˌ)dē 
1
: a literary and official language of northern India
2
: a complex of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects of northern India for which Hindi is the usual literary language
Hindi
adjective
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The film will stream from Jan. 24 in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages on ZEE5 Global.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
However, total box office for Hindi films decreased by 13% from $625.3M (Rs53.8BN) in 2023 – a year topped by Shah Rukh Khan hits Jawan and Pathaan – to $543.9M (Rs46.8BN) in 2024.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
In the first week of 2025, one Hindi and one Telugu movie ranked among top ten non-English movies on Netflix.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
However, total box office for Hindi films decreased by 13% from $625.3M (Rs53.8BN) in 2023 – a year topped by Shah Rukh Khan hits Jawan and Pathaan – to $543.9M (Rs46.8BN) in 2024.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
In the first week of 2025, one Hindi and one Telugu movie ranked among top ten non-English movies on Netflix.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Hindi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindi. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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