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'Jai Ho!', Hindi for Let There be Victory and the title of the movie's Oscar-winning best song, and 'Slumdog' - the controversial term coined by the filmmakers for young slum-dwellers in Mumbai - were named the top 'HollyWords' of the year that closed with last Sunday's Oscars.
The Global Language Monitor, which uses an algorithm to track the frequency of words and phrases in the world's print and electronic media, said it was rare for two words from the same movie to be ranked in its annual list.
'Slumdog Millionaire' crowned its awards sweep by winning eight Oscars, also including best picture and director.
Last summer's 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' inspired the new expression 'Nuke the Fridge' - a phrase coined on the Internet to describe a moment when a cinematic franchise has run its course.
The phrase came in third on the list, followed by 'Hmong' - a mountain dwelling people in Laos - from the Clint Eastwood movie 'Gran Torino'.
'What doesn't kill you makes you....stranger', the Joker's twist on German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's epigram that was spoken by Heath Ledger in Batman blockbuster 'The Dark Knight' was also among the Top Ten along with the line 'There are no coincidences' from the animated movie 'Kung Fu Panda.'
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he is the best actor ..he is so really nice....
Slumdog provides proof to the world India is a poor country. Now people never think that India a developing nation. Slumdog makes Indians are as DOGS. We have not realized this, because we won OSCAR.
I think next on next oscar Let some one make a film with a name Brithian dogs or American dog and see how do they feel with such notations.
Do you think that if an Indian had made the movie it would get so much accolades. It is a British movies and shows Indians in very bad light.
I agree! But it sells! The truth about Mumbai always sells. Checkout movies like traffic-signal, or Satya and many more that displays the real Mumbai they all performed well on box-office!
yeee..let's celebrate
Have you seen the movie ? heard the music ? ..its just below normal .I dont think its elegible even for Stardust awad ? .this time oscar is washington's political statement to the muslim world and showing India in poorlight
Have decided all these by yourself?The film is fantastic,the music too.I am very happy like millions of other Indians that the Indian artists are finally world famous.The film depicts the truth about India, the poverty, the slums, all caused by the exploiting rich class.If you wish India to prosper, do something yourself to uplift the poor.
see i live in USA..today someone called meslumdoghe is my colleague.. who is responsiblefor this.he was a west texan who know nothing about india
Are you trying to blame Rehman for the ignorance of a stupid American? If some ignorant bigot want to insult you he will find the word or reason to do it, no matter what.
Don't we equate all people of the nations with terrorists and say they are responsible for misery and also all americans are blamed for the instability around the world. It is the tax you need to pay for enjoying the good if it comes for being the member of the tribe.