Thursday, December 2, 2010

Homework for 12/2/10

assignment

1.compare the motion picture idustry in india and the U.S. ?
2.what are the names of the three main characters in slum dog millionare
3.what is a chaiwallah
4.tell us 5 things we must know about the Taj machal

1.
Bollywood was born in 1899 with the production of a short film and Hollywood’s birth happened 11 years later in 1910 with a Biography melodrama.
Hollywood produces 500 films per year on average and has a worldwide audience of 2.6 billion whereas Bollywood produces more than 1000 (not consistently) films every year and has a worldwide audience of 3 Billion. In terms of vieweship, Bollywood overtook Hollywood in 2004 and has been leading ever since.
2.Salim, Jamal, Latika
3.A wallah is one who performs a specific task. A rickshaw wallah drives the rickshaw, a dhobi wallah washes clothes and chai wallahs, you guessed it, they make chai. Chai wallah are everywhere in india. Everywhere. From busy urban street corners to hidden alleyways, at bus depots and railway platforms and walking through the train car, along riversides and on footpaths that lead to pilgrimage sites in the middle of nowhere — when you need a fresh cup of tea, the chai wallah is always near.
4. 1.  It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
2.  It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife,
3.  It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love.
4.The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under imperial supervision,
5.  The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653

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