Dulhania

Dulhania is the plural form of the Hindi-Urdu word dulhan, meaning bride. In everyday language, dulhania refers collectively to brides, particularly in the context of weddings, wedding songs, poetry, and media portrayals. The term is associated with bridal celebrations, attire, and rituals, and it commonly appears in Bollywood lyrics and wedding-related discourse to evoke the imagery of brides and bridal groups.

In popular culture, dulhania has been used as a title component in Indian cinema, signaling themes of romance, marriage, and social customs surrounding the bride. Notable examples include Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, a 2014 romantic comedy directed by Shashank Khaitan, and Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, a 2000 comedy film. In these works, the word functions as a cultural marker that reinforces wedding-related motifs.

Linguistically, dulhania is used primarily within South Asian languages and communities that speak or are familiar with Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi influences. Outside of these contexts, the term is usually rendered in transliterated form as a loanword. There is no widely recognized geographic or administrative entity named Dulhania; the term remains a cultural and linguistic reference rather than a place.