Hindustani is a term used to refer to the languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent, including Hindi and Urdu. The term is derived from the Persian word 'HIND', meaning 'India'. Urdu is one of the two official languages of Pakistan, and is also spoken in parts of India. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. It is the lingua franca of the Indian subcontinent and is spoken by millions of people.