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Prince Pondicherry is a character in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In chapter 3, Willy Wonka makes him a chocolate palace that melts. Jump to: navigation, search Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990) was a British novelist and short story author of Norwegian descent, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Jump to: navigation, search Original book cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with illustrations by Joseph Schindelman For the 1971 film, see Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ... Jump to: navigation, search Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chocolate comes in dark, milk, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...


The story of Pondicherry is absent from the 1971 musical version. Thanks to increased budget and modern effects, the Prince makes an appearance in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where he is played by Nitin Chandra Ganatra. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a musical film adaptation of Roald Dahls classic book for children Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tim Burton, circa 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 film based on the 1964 childrens book of the same title by author Roald Dahl (see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). ...


Pondicherry is located on the southeastern coast of India, within the state of Tamil Nadu, near Madras. In contrast to the rest of India--which was (mostly) British territory prior to independence--Pondicherry was a French colony until 1954, when newly-independent India annexed it (a step confirmed by treaty in 1962). Contrary to Dahl's novel, a royal family had not existed there for many centuries. Jump to: navigation, search Poduke or Arikamedu the most ancient Tamil city visit http://www. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...


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