Movie Questions

1. Compare the Indian motion picture industry to the American's industry.


The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced. The industry is supported mainly by a fast film-going Indian public, and Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world. One third of the Indian film industry is mostly concentrated in Bombay, and is commonly referred to as "Bollywood" as an amalgamation of Bombay and Hollywood. Indian films are made filled with action, romance, comedy, dance and an increasing number of special effects.


In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge demonstrated the power of photography to capture motion. In 1894, the world's first commercial motion picture exhibition was given in New York City, using Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. The United States was in the forefront of sound film's development in the following decades. Since the early twentieth century, the U.S. film industry has largely been based in and around Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Picture City, FL.


2.What are the three names of the main characters in the movie?
 The names of the main characters are Jamal, Latika, and Salim


3.What is a "chai wallah"?
A chai wallah is someone who makes chai tea.


5 Things to know about the Taj Mahal:
1. The Taj Mahal today would cost $100 million U.S
2. It took 22 years to build the Taj Mahal
3. The Emperor ordered to cut off the hands of everyone who built it because he didn't want anyone else to make one like it.
4. 28 types of semi-precious stones were molded in with the marble.
5. Over 1,000 elephants were used to transport the needed materials.