MANILA, Philippines?More than saris, bindis or curry, one of India?s greatest contributions to the world is entertainment. Indian music is diverse yet unique. Indian dance, while rooted in folk and classical forms, can be modernized and appreciated by today?s young. Bollywood, the Indian film industry, is the largest in the world.

Indian entertainment is at your fingertips. Enjoy the ultimate Indian entertainment?distinct sound, amazing choreography and all?in these YouTube clips.

Benny Lava

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw or search for Crazy Indian Video... Buffalaxed!

Catchy melody, a battalion of back-up dancers, colorful costumes, impressive vocal gymnastics, jaw-dropping choreography?this music video has it all. And if those aren?t enough, the person who uploaded this vid also provided subtitles so you can sing along. They aren?t the real lyrics though, but just what they sound in English, resulting in a lot of nonsense. This eye-candy with ridiculous subtitles is sure to crack you up.

Little Indian ?Boy? Dancing

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1q-qSMZ5A or search for Little Indian Boy Dancing

If you think Billy Joe Crawford was a talented dancer back then, wait until you see this little Indian boy bust some moves that combine break dance, mime, slow-mo and even that kiddie party fave, stop dancing. The ending is unexpected?the child taking a puff from a cigarette stick. Except, of course, the kid is really a midget, you realize upon scrutiny.

Indian Superman

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0_4C7TDyVfs or search for Indian Superman

Indians can be so distinct, in their looks, accent and incomparable dance moves. Even Elvis and Michael Jackson can show you some of those interesting steps. Or their Indian counterparts, that is. In this video, you?ll see an Indian Superman?with an S on his chest, but with black boots?perform an entertaining number that would probably make Lois Lane never want to see him again. It?s not the dance steps but the fact that Superman gets lovey dovey with an Indian Spiderwoman, who flies with him and dances in the sky only to go down at the park for some more dancing.

Jimmy Adja

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zLPbrSjiJI8 or search for Disco Dancer - Jimmy Adja

A part of a Bollywood movie titled ?Disco Dancer,? this snippet shows a girl doing a song and dance number worthy of a guest spot in ?Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman,? while this guy who looks like the Incredible Hulk just stands there like an Incredible Hulk. The girl suddenly dedicates her performance to the guy, whom she looks at passionately, approaches and cries for. She then exclaims ?I hate you Jimmy! You?re a coward!? flees and trips. Jimmy gets booed by the audience, countless footwear flying his way. What makes this video superb? Great song, great dance moves. Just those but those are more than enough.

Bonus ?Indian? clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_Dk_F98cU or search for M.I.A. - Jimmy

Using the music of that Jimmy Adja song from ?Disco Dancer,? the musically and fashionably innovative M.I.A. comes up with her version of the song, with English lyrics this time. Equally catchy, melodic and addicting?or maybe even more? ?Jimmy? the video features a fully bling-ed up M.I.A. with multiple hands a la Kali, entertaining choreography and lots of colorful, hologram-ish backgrounds.

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