Tuesday, November 30, 2010

starting slumdog millionaire

Rupee - form of currency in India
Amitalh Bachchan - A famous Bollywood film actor (He was on Kaun Banega Crorepati)
Kaun Banega Crorepati - India game show based off of the European game show (so you wanna be a millionaire)

Mumbai:


  • Used to be called Bambai
  • It is the most populated city in India
  • Lies on the west coast of India
  • It houses India's premier Nuclear Facilities
  • It is the commercial and entertainment capital of India
Shantytown - A shanty town (also called a squatter settlement) is a slum settlement (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic
How many people world wide lives in one: 1 billion

Dharavi - is a slum and administrative ward over parts of Mumbai. Has the population of over 1 million and is the largest slum  in the world.

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