Film
The Courtesans of Bombay
1983 · 1h 14m · Documentary
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- 6.4
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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.
Cast
Crew
- Ismail MerchantDirector · Writer · Producer
- James IvoryWriter
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
- Vishnu MathurDirector of Photography
- Amit BoseEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1983
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Documentary
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