Bukhaar.com — The Great Indian Craze Archivehttps://bukhaar.com/An independent India-first publication on forgotten apps, short-lived fads, internet obsessions, and cultural crazes.en-INAI Ghibli portraits: that’s your cat in the picture.In March 2025, people turned photos and memes into Ghibli-like images. Recognisable faces made the results appealing; the borrowed look brought questions about artists and credit.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ai-ghibli-portraits/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ai-ghibli-portraits/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeyblade: choosing a top was serious business.Beyblade reached Indian television and toy shelves in 2005. A spinning top now came with a launcher, a rival and a cartoon’s worth of reasons to care.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/beyblades/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/beyblades/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBinod: that was the entire comment.In 2020, Slayy Point highlighted a YouTube comment containing only a name. People began repeating Binod elsewhere, leaving newcomers with one very reasonable question.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/binod/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/binod/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBottle flipping: it only has to land once.Mike Senatore’s 2016 talent-show landing gave an ordinary bottle a crowd-pleasing moment. Indian attempts followed, and his own story went beyond the clip.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/bottle-flip-challenge/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/bottle-flip-challenge/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTClubhouse: anyone got an invite?Clubhouse made an app invitation worth asking around for in 2021. Inside, Indian hosts were reading newspapers, making music and trying to keep people coming back.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/clubhouse-india/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/clubhouse-india/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDalgona coffee: the drink came with homework.Dalgona coffee gave the 2020 lockdown an achievable kitchen project and a very photogenic glass. In India, the whisking was familiar even when the name was new.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dalgona-coffee/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dalgona-coffee/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDubai chocolate: break it open first.A pistachio-filled chocolate bar became irresistible viewing before many people tasted it. The FIX original helped inspire kunafa-chocolate versions in India and beyond.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dubai-chocolate/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dubai-chocolate/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDubsmash: your face, somebody else’s dialogue.In 2015, Dubsmash gave a familiar film dialogue a new face. Sonakshi Sinha joined in, Instagram carried the clips, and getting the timing right took practice.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dubsmash/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/dubsmash/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFaceApp: suddenly, looking older was the idea.In July 2019, FaceApp made older selfies worth sharing. Indian celebrity posts helped the joke along, while questions about uploaded photographs followed close behind.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/faceapp-age-filter/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/faceapp-age-filter/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFidget spinners: can you do it on one finger?In 2017, fidget spinners reached Indian traffic junctions, toy shops and school-gate checks. A simple spinning toy acquired tricks, arguments and a grander sales pitch.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/fidget-spinners/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/fidget-spinners/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Ice Bucket Challenge: who nominated you?The 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge travelled through nominations, including Indian celebrity friendships. Behind the familiar splash was an ALS awareness and fundraising campaign.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ice-bucket-challenge/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ice-bucket-challenge/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTJCB Ki Khudai: there goes the afternoon.In May 2019, watching a JCB dig became a meme. The jokes involved enormous crowds, abandoned plans and a surprisingly hard-to-pin-down beginning.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/jcb-ki-khudai/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/jcb-ki-khudai/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTJust Looking Like a Wow: the suit had a very good salesperson.Delhi boutique owner Jasmeen Kaur was selling clothes before her enthusiastic compliment became a 2023 catchphrase. The colours in her sales videos were part of the pleasure too.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/just-looking-like-a-wow/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/just-looking-like-a-wow/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTKacha Badam: the song was selling something.Bhuban Badyakar made Kacha Badam to sell peanuts in Birbhum. The 2022 reel wave spread his voice much faster than it settled questions about credit and income.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/kacha-badam/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/kacha-badam/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTLabubu: a small monster to take everywhere.Labubu reached Pune shops and Indian bags during its 2025 wave. Buyer interviews reveal affection for the toothy collectible alongside blind-box suspense and copies.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/labubu/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/labubu/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTLudo King: the group chat got a board game.During the 2020 lockdown, Ludo King let friends and families share a familiar board from separate homes. Even the advice about winning made room for a rematch.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ludo-king/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/ludo-king/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Mannequin Challenge: don’t move, the camera’s coming.Late in 2016, groups froze while a camera toured the scene. Indian versions included Be YouNick’s demonetisation take and Priyanka Chopra’s team holding still.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/mannequin-challenge/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/mannequin-challenge/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTMoye Moye: you know the bit that comes next.Teya Dora’s Džanum became a comic cue in South Asian reels in late 2023. The familiar meme name was a mishearing of a much sadder song.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/moye-moye/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/moye-moye/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTMusical.ly: this is taking more than fifteen seconds.Indian Musical.ly creators were rehearsing, building audiences and earning from promotions in 2018. Then an app update moved their work under the TikTok name.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/musical-ly/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/musical-ly/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNano Banana: the saree portrait came with instructions.September 2025’s Nano Banana saree trend paired familiar faces with retro lighting and film-like portraits. Indian users gave an image tool a very specific makeover to attempt.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/nano-banana-saree-portraits/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/nano-banana-saree-portraits/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOrange Peel Theory: a small favour, with an audience.A late-2023 TikTok trend made peeling an orange an example of care. Indian search interest followed in 2024, as a simple favour acquired rather more interpretation.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/orange-peel-theory/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/orange-peel-theory/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOrkut: would you write me a testimonial?Scraps, communities and a friend writing nice things about you: Orkut offered a very particular way to be social online before its 2014 goodbye.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/orkut/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/orkut/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTPawri Ho Rahi Hai: they had stopped for food.Dananeer Mobeen’s roadside clip became a February 2021 cross-border joke. Her account of the outing is as ordinary as the announcement was memorable.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/pawri-ho-rahi-hai/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/pawri-ho-rahi-hai/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTPokémon GO: there was a reason for the detour.Pokémon GO put imaginary creatures on familiar routes in 2016. India’s official December launch followed the global July release, with a Jio partnership of its own.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/pokemon-go/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/pokemon-go/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTRasode Mein Kaun Tha: the question was worth replaying.Yashraj Mukhate had never watched Saath Nibhaana Saathiya regularly. A circulating scene and Rupal Patel’s delivery gave him the material for a 2020 musical remix.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/rasode-mein-kaun-tha/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/rasode-mein-kaun-tha/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSarahah: one link, far too many suspects.In 2017, Sarahah links and turquoise screenshots filled social feeds. Anonymous compliments invited guessing games; abusive messages showed the cost of a missing name.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/sarahah/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/sarahah/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSix-seven: saying it again may not help.Skrilla’s song and basketball videos helped spread six-seven in 2025. Indian searches followed a reference whose recognisable delivery was easier to explain than its meaning.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/six-seven-meme/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/six-seven-meme/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTTazos: the chips were just the packaging.A Parker pen traded for a snack-packet disc: Tazos inspired some serious negotiations in 1999. The missing designs could matter much more than the chips.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/tazos/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/tazos/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTVishal Mega Mart guard memes: the real guards saw them too.In May 2025, memes turned a Vishal Mega Mart security job into an imagined elite career. Reports from actual guards add something the fictional rank lists could not.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/vishal-mega-mart-security-guard/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/vishal-mega-mart-security-guard/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWordle: don’t tell me the answer yet.In 2022, Wordle made coloured squares into a daily conversation. You could share how badly the guessing went without spoiling the five-letter answer.https://bukhaar.com/crazes/wordle/https://bukhaar.com/crazes/wordle/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT