10th Class Social Science Work, Life and Leisure Question Bank Short Answer Type Questions - Work Life and Leisure

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    Why is Mumbai (Bombay) known as the city of dreams? Give three reasons.                                      [AI 2008]

    Answer:

    Despite being overcrowded and difficult living conditions, Bombay appears to many as Mayanagari or a city of dreams.
    Thousands of people came here every year looking for a bright career in film industry. Bombay films have contributed in a big t   way to produce an image of the city as a blend of dream and reality, of slums and star bungalows.
    The first movie was made in 1896. Soon after Dada Saheb Phaike made Raja Hindustani (1913). After that there was no turning back. By 1925 Bombay had become India's film capital producing films for the national audience. Millions of rupees were invested and by 1987 the film industry employed 520,000 people.
     


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