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The Courtesans of Bombay

Overview

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.

RATING

4.00

DIRECTOR

Ismail Merchant

COUNTRIE

United Kingdom

RELEASE DATE

1983

TIME

1h 14m

GENRE

Documentary

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Saeed Jaffrey‌

Saeed Jaffrey

Kareem Samar‌

Kareem Samar

Zohra Sehgal‌

Zohra Sehgal

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