Due to schwa syncope in Hindi and other Indo-Aryan languages, Antyakshari is pronounced antakshri.
Karnā hai kuch kām, Shurū karō antākshari, lēkē Prabhu ka nām!
The original start of this practice was from Srilankan Tamil Radio., further followed by Bombay based Radio and TV anchors.
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The next contestant could sing - लग जा गले कि फिर ये हसीन रात हो न हो शायद फिर इस जनम में मुलाक़ात हो न हो (Movie: Woh Kaun Thi) Kehne ko jashn-e-bahaaraa hai, Ishq yeh dekh ke hairaan hai, Phool se khushboo khafa khafa hain gulshan mein, Chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein.
(Movie: Jodhaa Akbar) The next song should begin with /m/ (the 'n' in mein is only a nasalization rather than a complete consonant, similar to bon/good in French): Mai zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya, Har fiqr ko dhuen mein uraata chala gaya, Barbadiyon ka sog manana fizool tha, Barbadiyon ka jashn manata chala gaya.