Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 104 million people in Pakistan and India. It is the official language of Pakistan and is also one of the 22 official languages of India. Urdu is also one of the two official languages of Jammu and Kashmir.
Urdu is written in a modified form of the Perso-Arabic script and is one of the most widely used writing systems in the world. It is estimated that there are about 100 million Urdu speakers in the world.
Urdu has a rich literary tradition and has produced some of the most well-known poets and writers in the Muslim world. It is also the language of many popular Bollywood songs and movies.