In class we started to watch Slumdog Millionaire to show about poverty in India. In the movie we saw Jamal get beaten because he won Who Wants to be a Millionaire but they think he cheated because hes a "Slumdog".
Mumbai:
#1: Has a literacy rate of 85.6%. Men with 90% and women with 82.7%.
#2: Rupee is the currency.
#3: Accounts for 16% of income tax collections and 35% of corporate tax collection in the country
#4: Estimated to have 27 million people by 2020 and will be the second largest city in the world after Tokyo
#5: It is home to both the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay stock exchange.
http://onlybombay.blogspot.com/2007/01/interesting-facts-about-mumbais.html
http://www.mumbaiproperties.com/Mumbai_-_Fact_File/page_748140.html
Dharavi: A slum where over 18,000 people crowd into one acre and has been known to be "The largest slum in the world." It's found right in the middle of Mumbai
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text
Bollywood: The film industry of India. It is described as commercial Hindi films, producing only 1500-2000 films a year. Only 15-20% of Bollywood films are successful each year.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:bollywood&sa=X&ei=OwP1TNWlKsOB8gbgtLDhBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQkAE
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/001907.html
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