Bollywood Dreams. Bollywood in a nutshell: Bollywood is the name given to the Bombay (Mumbai)-based Hindi-language film industry in India. Bollywood films are colorful, crammed with singing, dancing, loads of costume changes. In the past there were often absurd and hilarious take-offs on Western films or superstars, such as the Beatles, Michael Jackson , Elvis,70's music and hair styles. Spectacular collection of Bollywood posters and vintage original poster art for sale and t-shirts. Stats and faqs. The history of Bollywood, brief chronology [pdf]. The main actors, images. The main actresses, images. Some of the renowned songs and the singers who sang them. Bollywood song lyrics and audio at the excellent Music India Online. [more inside]
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My apartment had some minor flooding last night. Is it unreasonable to ask for a month of free rent? Or, have I lost my security deposit?
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Help me wake up with my alarm.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by backseatpilot at 7:42 PM on January 25, 2007 (45 comments)

How do I deal with a roommate's SO?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sunshinesky at 3:01 PM on January 16, 2007 (40 comments)

I'm getting into learning web design -- started with the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS, and want to move on to JavaScript and Ajax next. Problem: I have zero, and I mean zero, programming experience.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hazelshade at 5:59 AM on January 4, 2007 (15 comments)

I would like to take close up photos of hands and eyes of people. My question relates to what lenses should I use.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by edgeways at 12:16 PM on January 3, 2007 (11 comments)

Excuse to wear cuff links?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hokie409 at 11:11 AM on January 3, 2007 (15 comments)

Is walking at your normal walking rate, but increasing the distance you walk, sufficient enough to be considered exercise? Can anyone recommend exercises for people who are very underconditioned and extremely obese, but not in poor cardiac health? And, finally, is there a medical professional who is the equivalent of a gym's personal trainer? (More inside.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 8:27 AM on January 2, 2007 (38 comments)

To be a Sapeur in Kinshasa is to treat every trash-strewn alley or muddy street as a fashion catwalk. Inspired by Congolese rumba star Papa Wemba* and his Société des Ambianceurs et Persons Élégants* (le Sape), urban peacocks cheerfully adopted "Religion Kitembo”, literally the worship of clothes. "The Pope of the Sapes" himself appears to have undergone a conversion since his recent legal troubles. Photo gallery by Héctor Mediavilla. *sound
posted to MetaFilter by maryh at 10:40 PM on November 28, 2006 (20 comments)

How do I know if a prospective manfriend is the type to, um, pull my hair?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:29 PM on December 29, 2006 (42 comments)

Confessions of a Car Salesman Edmunds.com sent one of their writers to work at two car dealerships for a month or so at each to find out just how the stereotypically sleazoids learn to be so slick and annoying yet ultimately successful--at least most of you have bought a new car at least once, right? (Lengthy, not necessarily breathless prose can be shortcircuited if you skip to the lessons learned page.)
posted to MetaFilter by billsaysthis at 4:19 PM on January 30, 2004 (28 comments)

Buying my first car as a female engineer -- do I need a male buddy to go with me?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by olinerd at 8:43 AM on December 29, 2006 (41 comments)

I received a new turntable for Christmas. I’m having a hard time following the owner’s manual and on-line resources that explain how to achieve the best possible sound quality. If my LPs play fine, to my ears anyway, how important is it to perfectly adjust the cartridge, tracking force, azimuth, etc.? Besides offending obsessive audiophiles, do I run the risk of damaging the records or turntable?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by njm at 6:12 PM on December 28, 2006 (7 comments)

Please help me make the most of my old point-and-shoot digital camera in low light situations!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by the_bone at 11:35 PM on December 22, 2006 (26 comments)

How do I get deep furniture impressions out of my carpet?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by thir13en at 10:28 AM on December 23, 2006 (7 comments)

I was fascinated by this post about the changes made to the lyric of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" between the original and Sinatra's saccharine version. What are some other popular songs which started out with morbid or otherwise dark lyrics only to be "happied up" before hitting it big? (Not necessarily limited to Christmas Carols.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by murphy slaw at 7:53 AM on December 22, 2006 (29 comments)

Will my site be destroyed by a competitor?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:23 PM on December 21, 2006 (12 comments)

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It may be your last." "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" has had several rewrites since Hugh Martin wrote the original lyrics for 1944's Meet Me in St. Louis. Judy Garland thought the song was "awfully dark" and Martin rewrote the lyrics for her performance in the movie. The penultimate line was "Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow." Frank Sinatra called Martin in 1957 and said, "The name of my album is A Jolly Christmas. Do you think you could jolly up that line for me?' Sinatra's version, with its peppier lyrics, became a holiday standard. [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 6:56 AM on December 21, 2006 (32 comments)

Books/writing on death, loss and grief.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by cosmonaught at 2:11 PM on December 19, 2006 (41 comments)

My mother passed away last week and now I'm lost.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 2:19 PM on December 11, 2006 (68 comments)

I have about $20 to keep me fed until Thursday night. What do I buy?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by tylermoody at 10:47 AM on December 10, 2006 (27 comments)

I have long very straight hair, and I want it to be wavy or almost curly. Can I do this without a perm?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jesirose at 9:24 PM on December 5, 2006 (19 comments)

Help me master the fine art of hooking up. (M4M, but all answers welcome.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mykescipark at 12:26 AM on December 6, 2006 (24 comments)

Help! I offended the water delivery guy! What is the most polite behavior I can show toward people doing physical labor for me? All kinds of class / race / and other social issues inside.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by textilephile at 3:12 PM on December 4, 2006 (35 comments)

You met someone online, you chatted on the phone, you went for lunch, it was fine, but you're not interested. And then on parting you're asked, "would you like to do this again?" and you say, "yes," because it's too embarrassing to say "no." How do you deal with this situation, and prevent it from happening in the first place?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by russmail at 8:43 AM on December 4, 2006 (34 comments)

How do I improve my blowjob technique? I do pretty well as it is but operate under the beliefs that a) it's something you can never be too good at and b) different people like different things, so I'd love to know new things to try. What do you like to do/like to have done to you?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:39 AM on August 24, 2005 (44 comments)

How do you know what to do during sex?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 7:50 PM on December 3, 2006 (20 comments)

I just found out (3 days ago) that I am a father. I don't really know where to begin looking for help/advice... so this seemed like a good place to start.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by samurphy at 9:45 PM on December 3, 2006 (19 comments)

I cannot, for the life of me, tell if a song is in a major or minor key.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ztdavis at 2:28 AM on December 3, 2006 (30 comments)

My girlfriend of four years broke up with me. We're stuck in the same small clique for a while. How do I manage to still see all of our mutual friends? Do I just give up on seeing "her" friends?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by FuManchu at 6:23 AM on December 3, 2006 (21 comments)

I keep my friends "separate" from each other.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 8:00 AM on December 3, 2006 (10 comments)

What physical change or other observable change was most influential in changing how people perceive you (for the better)?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by pricklypear at 3:12 PM on November 2, 2006 (49 comments)

What's the medical opinion on heroin and opiates and their damage to the body?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by fishfucker at 12:17 AM on October 27, 2005 (37 comments)

Weightlossfilter: For those of you who lost 50 pounds or more - and have kept it off for 2 years or more, say: how did you do it?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by meijusa at 4:39 PM on November 11, 2006 (21 comments)

I'm about to start some freelance web design work, this is my first time doing something like this, what do I need to know about taxes and sending my client bills?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by blim8183 at 9:29 AM on November 11, 2006 (10 comments)

I've agreed to put some money down on the milk challenge. My boss has bet me that I can't drink a gallon of milk in one hour. Do I have a chance? How?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Telf at 2:34 PM on November 9, 2006 (64 comments)

I have a job interview next week. I haven't worn makeup in 3+ years. What should I do?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 4:32 PM on November 2, 2006 (39 comments)

Suppose you killed somebody...

How would you dispose of the body without getting caught? Would you dump it somewhere? Bury it in the backyard or basement? Dissolve it in lime? What? What would your master plan be that would allow you to get away with it?

And no, I haven't killed anybody and I'm not planning to - I was just curious.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ashbury at 5:48 PM on June 13, 2004 (74 comments)

Questions about Jewish funeral customs. My husband's grandmother sadly passed away this weekend and I was hoping for some advice. She was Jewish, I'm not. I have a load of questions inside...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dogsbody at 5:11 PM on October 29, 2006 (25 comments)

Help this desktop power user protect his new laptop from evil internet demons while using public Wifi hotspots.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by chrominance at 11:22 PM on October 27, 2006 (18 comments)

What is the easiest (cheapest) way to get a series of stills from a video file?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by antifuse at 1:40 AM on October 16, 2006 (5 comments)

Someone suggested to me that rum and diet coke has more of an impact (metabolizes faster?) than rum and regular coke. Is this true, and if so why?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rampy at 7:04 AM on October 17, 2006 (8 comments)

Ok, embarrassing. I’m a late twentysomething virgin, in a relationship that will probably turn sexual very soon. He doesn’t know I’m a virgin and I really don’t want to tell him. My question is, will he be able to tell when we do have sex?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 9:46 PM on October 16, 2006 (49 comments)

What do freelance photographers or journalists use to identify themselves as such?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by KneeDeep at 6:15 PM on October 8, 2006 (16 comments)

I'm in an enviable position, I guess. I am a freelance writer, with a free schedule (no outside commitments), an outside office to work in, no immediate financial pressure. So what's the problem?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by different at 5:06 AM on October 3, 2006 (14 comments)

Matt, can you please post the spoiler from this The Office post to the "more inside". And in general, can people please not put spoilers on the front page. It's pretty lame. And if you are going to include spoilers on the more, a warning on the front page would be nice. Thanks! (NOTE: don't click the link if you haven't seen all of The Office!)
posted to MetaTalk by dobbs at 6:09 PM on August 31, 2004 (184 comments)

What's it like being morbidly obese?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Bookhouse at 8:12 PM on September 24, 2006 (53 comments)

I have made an offer on a condo and it's been accepted. I'm in the contingency period and now is my chance to investigate/negotiate anything that might be a problem down the road. I'd like general advice on what to watch out for in a condo situation, and have included more specific details and questions inside.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by scarabic at 8:54 PM on September 26, 2006 (15 comments)

What would you leave behind in your home for succeeding residents? What do you wish someone else had left for you?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by metabrilliant at 6:08 PM on September 17, 2006 (52 comments)

I left some pants in the dryer at my dorm and when i got back they were gone. How can I make an effective poster asking for them to be returned?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by joshuak at 4:21 PM on July 22, 2006 (22 comments)