Meanings
- HinduismabbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Krishna Janmashtami.
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An secondary couple in HSSH⁴² mirrors another archetypal relationship: Radha and Krishna […] In HSSH⁴⁴ Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) reminisce over home movies, gazing romantically as they see younger versions of themselves singing, dancing and fighting during a Janmashtami celebration⁴⁵ in which they dressed up as Krishna and Radha.
2014, Rekha Sharma, Carol A. Savery, “Bollywood Marriages: Portrayals of Matrimony in Hindi Popular Cinema”, in Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, Bob Batchelor, editors, Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture, Rowman & Littlefield, pages 151-152
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Sanskritजन्माष्टमी
- EnglishJanmashtami
Derived from Sanskrit जन्माष्टमी (janmāṣṭamī).
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