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  • But when they asked, ‘where are you from, are you from UP are you a bhaiyya, that is how it started.

    IBN Top Headlines 2008

  • This 'bhaiyya' used to stand right opposite my balcony in Wadala, and that wouldn't make life easier for me.

    Childhood memories and a fat-free snack 2006

  • This 'bhaiyya' used to stand right opposite my balcony in Wadala, and that wouldn't make life easier for me.

    Archive 2006-07-01 2006

  • It is that time of the year when all boys are scared to their wits fearing no good-looking girl ties a rakhi round their wrist and makes a 'bhaiyya' out of them.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Finally, and more recently, the 'bhaiyya' cabbie has ironically become the authorized symbol of fraternal hate.

    The Times of India 2010

  • By saying "ke saath baithkar" makes it specific in the other direction - that to sit in the auto with your boy friend and call the autowallah "bhaiyya" isn't allowed.

    Kafila 2009

  • In the film Kamaal Khan's character is beaten up in public places for being a 'bhaiyya' (North Indian) and is told to leave Mumbai.

    rediff.com 2008

  • In the film Kamaal Khan's character is beaten up in public places for being a 'bhaiyya' (North Indian) and is told to leave Mumbai.

    rediff.com 2008

  • In the film Kamaal Khan's character is beaten up in public places for being a 'bhaiyya' (North Indian) and is told to leave Mumbai.

    rediff.com 2008

  • In the film Kamaal Khan's character is beaten up in public places for being a 'bhaiyya' (North Indian) and is told to leave Mumbai.

    rediff.com 2008

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