The Courtesans of Bombay
1983 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Ismail Merchant |
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| Writer: | Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1983 |
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| Director: | Ismail Merchant |
| Writer: | Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Saeed Jaffrey | |
| Kareem Samar | |
| Zohra Sehgal | Herself |
| Name | Job |
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| Ray Beckett | Sound |
| Michael Fields | Assistant Director |
| Ismail Merchant | Writer, Director |
| Vishnu Mathur | Director of Photography |
| Amit Bose | Editor |
| James Ivory | Writer |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Wahid Chowhan | Associate Producer |
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Kareem Samar | Associate Producer |
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