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The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

ALL 01/01/1983 (en) Documentary 74 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1983
  • Production
    Merchant Ivory Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    40%
  • Original title
    The Courtesans of Bombay
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Ismail Merchant

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Amit Bose

    Editor

  4. Ismail Merchant

    Producer



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The Courtesans of Bombay (1983) 74 Min

ALL 01/01/1983 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1983
  • Production
    Merchant Ivory Productions
  • Original title The Courtesans of Bombay
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Ismail Merchant

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Amit Bose

    Editor

  4. Ismail Merchant

    Producer



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