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The Courtesans of Bombay

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Original title

Year

1983

Running time

74 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ismail Merchant

Screenwriter

Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Cast

Cinematography

Vishnu Mathur

Producer

Merchant Ivory Production. Distributor: Cohen Media Group, New Yorker Films, Embassy Home Entertainment

Genre

Documentary | Music Documentary

Synopsis

In Pavan Pool, a compound in Bombay, poor women sing, dance, and engage in prostitution. By day, they practice singing and dancing, both traditional and pop. Brothers and uncles with musical talent accompany them; the other men are idle, gambling and laying about, living off the women's earnings. At night, men come to the compound, walking past room after room of performing women, sitting down to listen to those who interest them. What they pay is up to them. After hours, prostitution begins.

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The Courtesans of Bombay

1983

Ismail Merchant