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Today in class we discussed more about the movie we are watching, Slumdog Millionaire. Then after everyone was caught up, we continued to watch it.

• Compare the motion picture industry in India and the United States  Bollywood is known to produce more than 800 films a year, when the United States produces half as many.

• What are the names of the three main characters (the "three musketeers") in Slumdog Millionaire?

Jamal Malik

Salem Malik

Latika

• What is a “chai wallah”?

Chai from India is a sweet aromatic spiced milk tea, also known as masala tea, which is consumed by millions of people each day, just as we in the West drink coffee.

• Tell us five things we must know about the Taj Mahal. Include a fantastic photo.

1. located in Agra, India.
2. built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife. Symbolizes eternal love.
3. construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653 (21 years)
4. his third wife, died during the birth of their fourteenth child
5. attracts between 2 and 4 million visitors annually, including more than 200,000 from overseas