What Indian Hand Gestures Mean

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  • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
    @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 8 років тому +69

    I'm an American that was lucky enough to work in an Indian restaurant (I took it as a second job to learn how to cook Indian food- it's my favorite). I became fascinated by all the hand gestures and Hindi sayings. Thank you for making this. You are very pretty also. Subscribed.

  • @Sholomanarchy
    @Sholomanarchy 3 роки тому +10

    I had seen the "evil eye deflector" in some movies and was wondering what it meant. Thank you.

  • @patricebrown2635
    @patricebrown2635 6 років тому +36

    The evil eye deflector has always been my FAVORITE!!

    • @filamupictures9349
      @filamupictures9349 2 роки тому +2

      And it is always seen in bollywood movie scenes

    • @oforiwaaennuson7593
      @oforiwaaennuson7593 2 роки тому +2

      I always see it in Bollywood movies and I always wondered what it was. I'm grateful she posted this video

  • @DestinySomeone
    @DestinySomeone 8 років тому +14

    thanks for taking the time to close caption your video I really do appreciate it

  • @Alladin2001
    @Alladin2001 4 роки тому +2

    I was trying to understand one of the gestures in tiktok your video was valuable in cracking it. The evil eye deflector gesture.

  • @erinnmcnew9080
    @erinnmcnew9080 2 роки тому +9

    I know this video was forever ago...but it was SO helpful! I spent hours last night trying to find out what the 'evil eye deflector' gesture meant - I kept seeing moms in Bollywood films make it, and everywhere I looked I couldn't find what it meant! I knew it had something to do with good things happening since it was always moms who were happy about something who did it. But I was literally looking up a clip from a movie of someone doing it to send to my indian friends to ask them what it meant because I was at such a loss! Haha, thank you for this video!

    • @MultiSciGeek
      @MultiSciGeek 10 місяців тому

      Same here, finally understood lmao

  • @fergseanm76
    @fergseanm76 8 років тому +16

    Thank you for the lesson. You're a great teacher and very funny.

  • @ashotofwhiskey
    @ashotofwhiskey 7 років тому +12

    I love this! Please do more. I would with 95% of the people in my department coming from India and I try to explain what everything means to my husband. This helps out so much. I often pick up the hand gestures and head nods without even realizing it. So much fun to be able to express yourself with non verbal queues.

  • @adrianahiga3572
    @adrianahiga3572 8 років тому +20

    Thank you!! I always wanted to know what that gesture with hands close to the cheeks meant: evil eye deflector!!

  • @pako1685
    @pako1685 6 років тому +16

    as an italian guy I've always thought we are the most gestures talking people in the world, watching your video I realize we are not.

    • @dharan5314
      @dharan5314 8 місяців тому +2

      Italian hand gestures + Indian head wobble = Deadly combination

  • @DestinySomeone
    @DestinySomeone 8 років тому +12

    I have seen about half of these but now I have a new appreciation for it... 😂😂

  • @gstevens6948
    @gstevens6948 Рік тому +2

    I ❤ Indian culture, so expressive… you make me laugh with happiness.

  • @BeverlyDee
    @BeverlyDee 8 років тому +47

    HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA this was hilarious 😂😂😂😂 YES I WANT PART 2!

    • @archiebeckworth3929
      @archiebeckworth3929 5 років тому

      Hi there gorgeous you are very beautiful no lie forgive me being a attracted to a beautiful woman like her

  • @franarmidazainaab816
    @franarmidazainaab816 5 років тому +3

    laughter is the same in Italy :)))) we are very much alike 🧡

  • @Ingrid-h1m
    @Ingrid-h1m 4 місяці тому

    You give me the gift of crying with laughter every time I watch your videos. Thank you!

  • @Nikstar34
    @Nikstar34 3 роки тому +2

    These gestures are common in Greek culture too! 😆 , most of them anyway. Hilarious. I recognised them right away

  • @Lemaneyd
    @Lemaneyd Рік тому

    the evil eye deflector is my fav. i love it. it is so from the heart and looks so cute

  • @dakoata121212
    @dakoata121212 8 років тому +9

    I've seen in Bollywood films when a woman might be singing, that a man might cover one eye with his hand while acknowledging the woman. What does that mean?

    • @rjsjjvj613
      @rjsjjvj613 2 роки тому +3

      I think that means they are shy

  • @leamubiu
    @leamubiu 5 років тому +2

    Hi. That "evil eye deflector" gesture resembles the ones we often see in Bollywood movies, but that seems to mean "love" or something. It comes up mostly in romantic situations, or at least affectionate. Like someone grabs something around the head of someone else, and then brings it to their own temples with a smile. I'm having a hard time finding the gesture using descriptive words on Google (the internet is not as wide and accessible as the legends say, "evil eye deflector" doesn't rake in any good results either), so if you have any information or resource it'd be very helpful ^^

    • @ThatIndianChick
      @ThatIndianChick  5 років тому +3

      Hey, so most Indian mothers while doing this gesture ideally say "nazar naa lag jaye" which translates to "hope no one casts an evil eye on you". It's ideally a loved one hoping you stay away from evil eye. So Bollywood soon caught up with that and now you often see this in films as a gesture of affection. Which means that.

  • @rajaabhijeet93
    @rajaabhijeet93 8 років тому

    My fav. Hand Gestures-Idhar aa,Jaa re Bhai,Du kya tere kan patti pe,Maaf kar de Bhai(Hands Joined together),direction hand gestures(yaha se left phir right lelo),hidden mathematical hand gestures when your IIT wale cha cha asks you a difficult math problem

  • @theravyshow2570
    @theravyshow2570 6 років тому +5

    I just loooooooooooooove you!!!! this is great.

  • @ka1e_chips
    @ka1e_chips 8 років тому +1

    Dang! Who uploads this late in the night
    Welp. Now I gotta watch.

  • @WhiskeredBope
    @WhiskeredBope 8 років тому +1

    Super cool! It would be great if you shared more affectionate gestures in your next video.

  • @graybow2255
    @graybow2255 5 років тому +1

    Nice video! I'm a foreigner studying in India. The only gesture which I mistook at first was the head shake for "yes" (which in most countries means "no").

  • @PearlAlex
    @PearlAlex 8 років тому

    Different types of Head nods! the head shake from side to side, the infinity sign, the autowala's 'haan baith jao' wala head jerk whether or not his mouth is full of paan.

  • @johnalexwood1
    @johnalexwood1 7 років тому

    That was wonderful! Please do Part 2!!

  • @jajatipanda8427
    @jajatipanda8427 4 роки тому +1

    Oh My God... My belly hurts after so much laughters,,🤣🤣🤣

  • @naivesundari
    @naivesundari 8 років тому

    OMG !!! YOU ARE A SUPERNATURAL FAN !???? i love them sooo much wooaaahhhhh !!!!! love that background !!!! love u even more nowwww !!!

  • @eeshajavadekar7204
    @eeshajavadekar7204 8 років тому +5

    Please do a parents on conservative Indian parents :)
    I love your videos
    Keep going🙈
    Thank you

  • @oddworms
    @oddworms 5 років тому

    We have the same gesture, the hand-turning gesture which means 'what are you saying' or 'are you mad?'

  • @calioperelli4594
    @calioperelli4594 7 років тому +22

    When is the "evil eye deflector" usually used? Does it mean good luck or something like that?

    • @ThatIndianChick
      @ThatIndianChick  7 років тому +10

      Calio Perelli hey! It means that no bad luck or evil eye should befall the other person :)

    • @nityanityaViveka
      @nityanityaViveka 3 роки тому +1

      It’s like an anti-jinx... “touch wood” or something.

    • @wanrazul
      @wanrazul 3 роки тому +3

      @@ThatIndianChick I saw this done several times watching K3G. Does it have a formal name?

    • @savitar8002
      @savitar8002 Рік тому

      The knuckle pop sound should come, to say whether you had evil eye

  • @dionysuslampter6703
    @dionysuslampter6703 8 років тому +9

    I woke my parents up at "uthake purse mein yun daal deti main" because I laughed way too hard..
    P. S: I see the Winchesters, nice to have them around.. :D

  • @ahamatibrahimhassan3265
    @ahamatibrahimhassan3265 2 роки тому +1

    Me from Chad- Africa who spent four good years in India, seeing this like go ho ho that's what's exactly I'm talking about 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @heikokraemer2735
    @heikokraemer2735 Рік тому

    ✋🏻bas! That’s the first thing I got thought .. seams to work.

  • @jiyashah3230
    @jiyashah3230 8 років тому

    yeah sure I want part 2 of this video

  • @elenrush8527
    @elenrush8527 8 років тому

    I loved it..please, i wud love a part 2,
    How about the "hitting your forehead with your palm" gesture for your next part?

  • @EgyComanda
    @EgyComanda 4 роки тому

    Cool
    I was searching for the meaning of putting hand knuckles on side of head

  • @Shivendra1818
    @Shivendra1818 8 років тому +1

    and best was mar ja mar ja !! hahahaha !! nashpeetne tera saman kharab ho jaye keeda pde tere ko !! mar ja !! hahahahha!! Now you are making interesting things !!
    awesome !! I want part 2!!

  • @zainabsnajmi
    @zainabsnajmi 8 років тому

    omg that was so cool 😂😂 part 2 please 👏🏽🙌🏽

  • @anutapabhattacharya7541
    @anutapabhattacharya7541 4 роки тому

    You are a very good and expressive actress. Adding subtitles could have made the video better.I enjoyed it.Second part is.welcome.

  • @siddharthsundriyal4839
    @siddharthsundriyal4839 8 років тому

    i dont really care abt wat kinda video u make but its a delight watching ur cute face and ur sweet and sometimes ambigous expressions.....khair....watever u post ill always see i like u dear 😊😊😘😘

  • @srushtijoshi2040
    @srushtijoshi2040 8 років тому

    This was so accurate!
    In your next part, you can add "Tauba tauba" wala hand gesture and the gesture in which we touch our ear while taking the name of our guru.

  • @johnjames3286
    @johnjames3286 7 років тому +4

    Lol you are brill. Really funny

  • @joycarlinhonodel1356
    @joycarlinhonodel1356 6 років тому

    I love this. I often watch Deepika take a tear from her eye and place it by Shahid ear and the protection from the evil eye are my favorites! I am a huge Hrithik and Ranveer fan and need to understand the movies. Love you, joy

    • @Ceibhfhionn
      @Ceibhfhionn 5 років тому

      Joy Carlin Honodel In that gesture, she’s taking a bit of kajal (kohl) and dabbing it on him, so he has a tiny blemish on his skin. The idea is that the recipient is so lovely that their perfection will attract the evil eye. Thus you “protect” the person by giving them a small imperfection. In a related gesture, some parents will put a black dot of kajal (kaala tikka) on their infant’s face/ear to protect her from the evil eye.

    • @joycarlinhonodel1356
      @joycarlinhonodel1356 5 років тому

      @@Ceibhfhionn Could you please explain the beautiful gesture when a woman touches a man's forehead and then enfolds her knuckles to touch her face with both hands? Again Deepika does this with Shahid. I love your channel. I have currently found a dance video tutorial to help me learn some of Hrithiks moves! I am such a huge fan of India and have been watching "The Creative Indians" and learning about the different foods of the region. Please watch Guzaarish, it is currently my favorite movie. Stay well my dear and keep your heart full of love and sass!!

    • @imlost9364
      @imlost9364 Рік тому

      ​​@@joycarlinhonodel1356it's called evil eye deflector

  • @haneenali2549
    @haneenali2549 8 років тому

    PART 2 PART 2 PART 2!!!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKIN HILARIOUS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

  • @denniset.9197
    @denniset.9197 6 років тому +1

    Thank u soo much i really love this 😂💞

  • @TheDieselDangler
    @TheDieselDangler 4 роки тому

    This is a girl you don’t mess with

  • @red240red2
    @red240red2 7 років тому

    I would argue with you just so I could see you do your cute hand gestures. ( you look pretty when your "mad/annoyed")

  • @rahulagrawal2380
    @rahulagrawal2380 2 роки тому

    The most interesting part was how you turn from a gentleman to hooligans

  • @being_kalakaar
    @being_kalakaar 3 роки тому

    UA-cam be recommending Gold😂😂🤌🏽🤌🏽

  • @mokeysinger
    @mokeysinger 4 роки тому

    The "Sant" wala gesture. " Hare Ram Hare krishna" gesture. I recently did this in front of a friend and she didn't know about it.

  • @hsoniuk
    @hsoniuk 3 роки тому

    I need an Indian Friend 😁😁... I only came here for "the evil eye deflector" 🥰🥰❤

  • @shubhamkhandelwal5138
    @shubhamkhandelwal5138 3 роки тому

    I love watching these old videos😂😂😂

  • @Ingrid-h1m
    @Ingrid-h1m 4 місяці тому

    What’s the gesture for “seriously,…. What is the real cost…”. I recall a weird and wonderful upward facing open hand, holding imaginary orange….

  • @smit_1449
    @smit_1449 6 років тому

    Yup......We do that

  • @parvezahmed1649
    @parvezahmed1649 8 років тому

    I always like before even watching! I love you, your videos make my day ❤

  • @ervinlay6917
    @ervinlay6917 7 років тому +1

    She's cute!!!!

  • @rachit
    @rachit 8 років тому

    "You think you're John Cena" THIS IS SO GOOD 😂😂😂😂

    • @rachit
      @rachit 8 років тому

      I want part and I know what your favorite hand gesture is 😂

  • @smeeem7385
    @smeeem7385 Рік тому

    This feels illegal to see... Watching 8 years ago wali Jiji...wowhohoho...

  • @xavier6956
    @xavier6956 2 роки тому

    That's it
    Enough cuteness for today 😔

  • @tonylu2471
    @tonylu2471 4 роки тому

    That was interesting. Some of the gestures remind me of the way Italians use gestures to talk. I'm sure its not at all the same and the Italian hand gestures don't have specific meanings or they have different ones but interesting nonetheless.

  • @JustAnotherBrownBoy
    @JustAnotherBrownBoy 8 років тому

    6K Subs!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!

  • @pragyabhawsar2457
    @pragyabhawsar2457 3 роки тому

    No wonder our indian classical dances have hand n eyes movement

  • @otsokasperimielonen1220
    @otsokasperimielonen1220 5 років тому

    but what do they mean

  • @janvitharwani8502
    @janvitharwani8502 8 років тому

    masttttt😂😂
    part two pleaseeeee😂😂😂😂

  • @swetasangle4393
    @swetasangle4393 8 років тому +1

    i laughed vry hard at 1st only 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @willowmadhuridixit8991
    @willowmadhuridixit8991 5 років тому +1

    I love it!

  • @chewtab1445
    @chewtab1445 7 років тому

    The "GHANTA" hand gesture is missing.

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek 10 місяців тому

    Part 2 where?

  • @MUDSWAT
    @MUDSWAT 5 років тому +1

    I lived in India for 6 months when I was younger. I'd like to go back as a grown man now. You have so many gestures and I was wondering what it means. When some does praying hands and then opens their palms up like holding a bowl. What does that mean?

    • @ThatIndianChick
      @ThatIndianChick  5 років тому +1

      That's a gesture for praying in some cultures, open hands signify their openness to receive blessings :)

    • @MUDSWAT
      @MUDSWAT 5 років тому

      @@ThatIndianChick Thank you.

  • @HowTosWithSaniya
    @HowTosWithSaniya 8 років тому

    Your acting is superb!! 💋😂

  • @DOMINASI
    @DOMINASI 6 років тому

    Thanks for sharing, if you have any time, i want to ask are those hand gesture is for daily expression ? Or Those can be used in formal condition? 🙏

  • @blossomgurl07
    @blossomgurl07 8 років тому

    hahahaha so on point!!!! BROSKI 😍

  • @privatprivat7279
    @privatprivat7279 4 роки тому

    i got a question to u indian chick(and i mean it in a good way) why do u become a diffrent more exciting person when u speak hindu?do u notice it urself? why is this? and why do u have these 2 stages? u feel the need for it in the western world to take on a diffrent (posture/way of saying things)? stay safe! love from belgium! i love india! i love all people!

  • @bobbyc.1111
    @bobbyc.1111 6 років тому

    this is fun, thanks

  • @BabluKumar-ny3hz
    @BabluKumar-ny3hz 3 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @vloggingoutloud5932
    @vloggingoutloud5932 8 років тому

    Part 2 brother!!

  • @littlenat8888
    @littlenat8888 8 років тому

    I SEE THE WINCHESTERS

  • @Rahat-tw8vg
    @Rahat-tw8vg 5 років тому

    this made me realise i do some of these on accident lol

  • @shubhiarora9323
    @shubhiarora9323 8 років тому

    You're too good 😂😂

  • @vernonl2520
    @vernonl2520 4 роки тому

    You are so funny.keep it up.

  • @robothunter1035
    @robothunter1035 5 років тому

    I'm going to culturally appropriate the hand gesture at 1:17 not because I am a white imperialist (well . . . hey . . . you know), but because it's awesome! Please tell me what it means.

  • @spraja5000ify
    @spraja5000ify 6 років тому

    Very lovely tnx with lots of love

  • @skyrocketyaya154
    @skyrocketyaya154 7 років тому +1

    The gesture used for passed the math quiz means what?

  • @aenon6048
    @aenon6048 6 років тому

    I‘m here because of Russel Brand.

  • @iskanderjurabayev685
    @iskanderjurabayev685 5 років тому

    Hey baby please come to Kazakhstan and be my guest.

  • @solobikerman
    @solobikerman 4 роки тому

    What is the gesture for you are pretty?

  • @aniketdwivedi6579
    @aniketdwivedi6579 5 років тому

    What a expression I like it

  • @jyotivyas9286
    @jyotivyas9286 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow😂😂😊👌💐

  • @archiebeckworth3929
    @archiebeckworth3929 5 років тому +1

    Hi there gorgeous you are very beautiful she are a dime 💎 diamond she are a beautiful diamond put in the Sun look at its Spark

  • @petericho71
    @petericho71 3 роки тому

    What's the hand gesture used in the "talking heads" music clip called "once in a lifetime" where the lady chops her hand onto her forearm at the part of the song (1m 20sec) where he says this is not my beatiful house... This is not my beatiful wife.??? Is this an Indian hand gesture?

  • @varaprada_yoga
    @varaprada_yoga 8 років тому

    Ji, would you happen to know what it means when Punjabis straighten their fingers and hold them together then touch the bottom of the left ear and then the right ear? I see this all the time, but my Punjabi is lousy, and I can never get the context. Thanks.

  • @prsnm351
    @prsnm351 3 роки тому

    loved your expressions, they are so natural. unique entertaining and informative ;) content.
    BTW, GESTURES word counted 14. :P

  • @Cutepanda_15
    @Cutepanda_15 Рік тому

    Jiji itni purani video mili… ❤❤❤❤

  • @2711Suvro
    @2711Suvro 8 років тому

    You will become "the Indian girl" very soon .

  • @engineerpervaiz5292
    @engineerpervaiz5292 7 років тому

    nice one bro you look like salman khan

  • @niyatis2529
    @niyatis2529 8 років тому

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    Part 2 pleaseeeeee

  • @Deepak_Bikaner
    @Deepak_Bikaner 8 років тому

    thenga is also a gesture :P:P
    thenga for u

  • @MohamedAli-kn8dk
    @MohamedAli-kn8dk 8 років тому

    Awesome

  • @nithinkrishnan7860
    @nithinkrishnan7860 8 років тому

    nice one !