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.
About The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)
Released in 1983, The Courtesans of Bombay is a documentary film from Merchant Ivory Productions (United Kingdom). It was directed by Ismail Merchant and written by James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The cast is led by Saeed Jaffrey, Kareem Samar and Zohra Sehgal. With a runtime of 1h 14m, the film averages 5.5/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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