About Desi Mauj

We are for everyone who's desi at heart, even if your Hindi is rusty and your playlist swings from AR Rahman to Afrobeats. Desi Mauj is your home for desi party games you can play anywhere: living room, office, picnic blanket, or a cousins' sleepover. Diwali, Eid, birthdays, Wednesdays.

Our Mission

Most party games feel imported. These do not. Desi Mauj celebrates the inside jokes we grew up with, film dialogues, food, festivals, slang, so our gatherings feel like home again.

What is Desi Mauj?

A collection of browser-based desi party games. No app. No printing. No setup. Share a link and start.

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Bollywood Charades

The generator picks the title so nobody has to think of one on the spot.

Bollywood Pictionary

One Hindi movie to draw. One timer to stress everyone out.

Desi Showdown

The classic trivia game, like Family Feud, populated entirely with desi references. A question goes up, and your team must uncover the five hidden answers before hitting three strikes or running out the clock.

Guess Karo (Desi Taboo)

Taboo, but finally for us. Word lists packed with Bollywood, food, festivals, and desi life. So "laddu" isn't explained like a science project.

Filmy Tilt (heads-up style)

Hold the phone up so everyone but you can read the word. Tap correct or skip before the 60-second buzzer.

Works on any phone. Nothing to download.

Why We Built It

Tapan was planning a housewarming. Great playlist, great snacks, but zero games that felt desi. Everything was built for a different crowd. So we made our own, fast, fun, and properly filmy. The kind of games where your chachu shouts clues, your friend misquotes a Shah Rukh line, and everyone laughs anyway.

What Makes Us Different

Built on references a desi room already shares.
Runs in a browser.
Word lists checked against what people actually say out loud.

Who It's For?

Friends, families, flatmates, office socials, student clubs, community events, weddings and mehendi nights.

Basically, anyone who's argued "SRK vs Salman" at least once.

What one tough crowd said

"This is going to be a big hit at my next Diwali party." – Ushma Desai, Chicago

Yes, sure it's Tapan's sister but she is tough crowd to please.

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Who makes this

Tapan Desai - builder, chai loyalist, professional "one more round?" instigator.

We also built Screenwich.

Contact

Questions, ideas or a word list that is wrong, all go through the contact page.

Quick FAQs

Are games on Desi Mauj free to play?

Core games are free. For now.

Do I need to download an app?

Nope. It's 100% browser-based, just share a link.

How many players?

2–20+ works great. Split into teams for bigger groups.

Can I request custom word lists?

Yes. Send it through the contact page, and say which occasion.