Mumbai Riots

1. What is Kaun Banega Crorepati? An Indian game show that is basically like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. This is the game show Jamal is playing in Slumdog Millionaire.
2. List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).

• Has a literacy rate of 85.6%
• Estimated to have 28 million people by 2020
• Rupees are the currency
• It is home to both the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay stock exchange.
• Accounts for 16% of income tax collections and 35% of corporate tax collection in the country

1. What is Dharavi? A slum that has been known to be "The biggest slum in the world"
2. What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide? A shantytown is an area in the slums where people live in unauthorized houses made from scrap metal.
3. Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire? He is an Indian actor that acts in movies from Bollywood. He plays himself in the beginning of the movie when Jamal gets his autograph and the first question of the game show was "Who is Amitabh Bachchan"
4. What is Bollywood? Bollywood is basically an Indian version of the United States' Hollywood. It produces around 2,000 films a year.
5. How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.) 5,379.48$