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Hello Amy, thanks for your interesting posts on Indian culture. I am interested in both -literature and cinema. No problem, we can discuss homework later :-). Have a good time with your visitors! Here´s my homework: 1) Steven said that he has been working on 15 films and that he´s planning to do many more. 2) Steven said that he has been lucky enough to work alongside most of the big name stars of Indian cinema. 3) Steven said that Bollywood and India both are being rapidly growing markets. Best wishes and I´d be glad if you can give a comment of my english ability at all finally. Thank you Amy! Yvonne from Germany

Dear Amy, Though you asked to write only three things Steven said in his interview with you in reported speech but I tried my self to write whole interview in reported speech. I do not know how much I am successful to do so. Now I am remembering my school day when we had to a lot of reported speech for examination. I am going to report an interview taken by our teacher Amy to a Bollywood star, reporter Steven Baker. Amy asked Steven how many films he had been in and which one was the most fun to work on and why. Steven said that he had had worked on 15 films so far, and is planning to do many more. He further said that Salaam-e-Ishq was perhaps the most fun to work on. He further clarified that that was the first film in which he was cast in, and he really loved the song that they were shooting. He also said that that was the first day of the shoot, so there was a very nice traditional Hindu ceremony before the first take was taken, there was an incredible atmosphere on the set. Amy asked Steven which Bollywood actors or actress he had already made. Steven replied that he had been lucky enough to work alongside most of the big name stars of Indian cinema: Amitabh and Abishek Bachchan, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and many more. Steven told that he had already met Shah Rukh Khan, but up to then he had not had the chance to act with Shah Rukh Khan. Amy asked Steven again whether he use to write about Bollywood and how he feels about the industry in general. Steven answered that he saw Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. Writing about Bollywood was a way of sharing his passion on Hindi film to a wider audience. His writing is published globally from the US to the UK and from Australia to the Middle East. Amy asked Steven what he would say the main difference between Bollywood and Hollywood are. Steven replied in his guess the most striking difference is that part way through a Bollywood film, the characters would suddenly break into a song and dance routine. When he first started watching Indian that might seem a little bit unusual. But after watching as many as he had, on the rare occasion that he saw a Hollywood film, he was surprised when he got to the end of the movie and was that that had not happened. Amy asked about the similarities and Steven replied there were many similarities between Bollywood and Hollywood. A lot of it was to do with Indian cinema remaking hits from the west. In recent year, for example, Bollywood had produced remakes of films like The Usual Suspect, Love Actually, There’s Something About Mary. Amy asked Steven what he thought is the future of Bollywood. Steven replied that Bollywood and India are both rapidly growing markets. Just as he felt very excited to see how successful Indian cinema is becoming globally. He also felt very privileged to be living in India at such an exciting time. Amy asked which movie he would recommend to someone’s who’d never seen a Bollywood film before, and wanted to get a taste of what it’s like. Steven said that was a very interesting question. He also asked that he would cheat and give her two answers. One would be the 1975 classic Sholay; the highest grossing film of all the time in India. His other choice would be Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, which was released a year before. He suggested watching that film as it has all ingredients of Bollywood film: a great love story, wonderful song, and a fantastic cast. It was the biggest Bollywood hit ever in UK. And he informed that he was also in it. Here is the meaning of the word. To moonlight - to work at an additional job An extra - a person in a film who does not have a speaking part To be cast in a film – Act as an actor Vibrant -full of excitement and energy To break into song - to suddenly start to song To remake – remade, copied The highest grossing film-Highest earning film

Good night Amy! So, how was the dinner? I hope you have had a wonderful time. Wow! Look at you. You have interviewed a Bollywood star! How fancy :-)! Well, I´ll give it a go in the homework: Steven: I have worked on 15 films so far, but plan to do many more. A-Steven said he have worked on 15 films so far, but he plans to do more; Steven: I see Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. A-Steven said he sees Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. Steven: My writing is published globally from the US to the UK, and from Australia to the Middle East. A-Steven said his writing is published globally from the US to the UK, and from Australia to the Middle East. Vocabulary: To moonlight: Working at another job, often at night, in addition to the full-time job; An extra: a performer hired to play a minor part in a film or play; To be cast in a film: to be choose to act in a film; Vibrant: lively; To break into song: start to sing; To remake; to do a new version of an old film; The highest grossing film: the most successful film. I´m looking forward to seeing the answers. All the best, Ana Paula.

Hi Amy! I think I mixed up my reported speech exercises. So after I take a look at my grammar book I redid my homework. I hope it is right now. Steven: I have worked on 15 films so far, but plan to do more. A-Steve said he had worked on 15 film so far, but he planned to do more; My writing is published globally from the US to the UK, and from Australia to the Middle East. A-Steve said his writing was plushished globally from the US to the UK, and from Australia to the Middle East; I see Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. A-Steve said he saw Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. See ya, Ana Paula.

Hi Guys It is great pleasure for me to join in this elite group. I could see there is lot of discussion on India. Since I am in Tamilnadu, India. I could give better picture about India. I like to improve my English language skills. Hope this blog would help me.

Dear Amy, How did your dinner go with your friendS and how are feeling today? First of all I am going to explain why your help was badly in need.About three weeks ago my son brought an envelope printed alphabet from A to Z with a letter from his school.The letter said we had to write veges or fruits names from a to z and donate some money for the school and Leukaemia charity.That means we needed as many as sponsors to raise money.When I was listing some of my friends and my husbands ralatives I was specially interested in one of my friends.she is really tight-fisted and we sometimes tease her calling a miser.So I rang her and asked her sponsorship.She paused a bit and said if I could get all the names of veges and fruit without cheating like using a website to find names or asking my English friends.I thought it was going to be easy- peasy and I confidently said "yes" to finish the envelope.I honestly tried hard but I was stuck and I really needed your help and the money too.Any way I showed the envelope to her yesterday and she crossed-check the names with a dictionary and she gave the enough money to mefor the school and the charity.My son took the money and the envelope in the morning happily but I was not happy at all.As L know L was not truthful with her. Before I started writing my comments I rang her and confessed I had been cheating her.To my surprise,She said that she is sorry for not giving more money for the charity and she looks up me more than ever because I didn't give up the challege.Until she said she must hung up the phone at once because the telephone rate is very high I thought she was not a miser at all.Here her go I think she is a cheapskate(ha ha ha...).just in case you might want to know any fruit name start X is xigua.Apparently it is similar to watermelon.Have a wonderful day and say "hello" to your family and your born to be a baby!XXXX

Hi Amy, Steven said he had worked on 15films so far, but planed to do many more. I would say that Salaam-e-Ishq was perhaps the most fun to work on. Probably because that was the first film that he was cast in. and he really loved that song they were shooting. Also, it was the first day of the shoot, so there were a very nice traditional Hindu ceremony before the first shot had taken, and an incredible atmosphere on the set. Steven said he had been lucky enough to work alongside most of the big name stars of Indian cinema: ---- he had met Shah Rukh Khan, but so far had not had the chance to act with him. Steven said he saw Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant art form. Writing about Bollywood was a way of sharing my passion on Hindi film to a wider audience. His writing was published globally from the US to UK, and from Australia to the Middle East.

Hi Ami. Hope you'll have a good dinner with your friends. And now the homework: Steven said that he has worked on 15 films so far, but that he plans to do many more. Steven said that he has been lucky enough to work alongside most of the big name stars of indian cinema. Steven said that he sees Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. Read you soon.

Hello, Amy! Here's the homework: 1) Steven said that he had worked on 15 films so far, but planned to do many more. 2) (when asked which Bollywood actors and actresses he had met) Steven said that he had been lucky enough to work alongside most of the big name stars of Indian cinema. 3) Steven said that he sees Bollywood as an exciting and vibrant artform. Writing about Bollywood is a way of sharing his passion with a wider audience

Hello Amy! It's interesting your interview about Bollywood. Sorry I'm a bit late with my homework. I am usually confused with the verb tenses in reported speech. This is a good chance for me to practise. After 'Steven said' the tense of the verb in the original needs to step backwards one tense (simple tense changes into past tense, past or simple perfect into past perfect, will + verb into would + verb) but no need to change for true facts. So here are my answers: 1/ Steven said he had met Shah Ruth Khan, but till then had not had the chance to act with him. 2/ Steven said he guessed the most striking difference is that part way through a Bollywood film, the characters would suddenly break into a song and dance routine. When we first started watching Indian cinema it may seem a little unusual. But after watching as many as he had, on the rare occasion that he saw a Hollywood film, he was surprised when he got to the end of the movie and saw that that had not happened. 3/ Steven said Bollywood are/were (Amy, I doubt this) both rapidly growing markets. Just as he felt very excited to see how successful Indian cinema was becoming globally, he also felt very priviledged tobe in India at such an exciting time. I am looking forward to you answer. Best wishes, Myen.