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The Courtesans of Bombay

01/01/1983

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1hr 14min

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Documentary

STORY

In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors James Ivory and Ismail Merchant blend documentary footage and dramatic reenactments in their exploration of this seamy underworld, the flip side of the Bollywood film industry, where aspiring actors and dancers -- some even sold into prostitution by their own families -- end up, with their innocence lost and their hopes for movie stardom shattered.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Saeed Jaffrey
  • Kareem Samar
  • Zohra Sehgal

    Directors

  • James Ivory
  • Michael Fields

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Merchant Ivory Productions

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Saeed Jaffrey

Zohra Sehgal

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