Poster of The Courtesans of Bombay

The Courtesans of Bombay

Plot: 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: Saturday, January 1 1982
42 years ago
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Portrait of Saeed JaffreySaeed Jaffrey. Saeed Jaffrey was 53 in The Courtesans of Bombay
Birthday: Tue, Jan 08 1929 –
Died: Sun, Nov 15 2015
Portrait of Kareem SamarKareem Samar. Kareem Samar was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zohra SehgalZohra Sehgal. Zohra Sehgal was 70 in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Herself'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 27 1912 –
Died: Thu, Jul 10 2014

Crew

Portrait of Ismail MerchantIsmail Merchant. Ismail Merchant was 46 in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Director, Writer, Producer'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 25 1936 –
Died: Wed, May 25 2005
Portrait of Vishnu MathurVishnu Mathur. Vishnu Mathur was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael FieldsMichael Fields. Michael Fields was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James IvoryJames Ivory. James Ivory was 54 in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Writer'
Birthday: Thu, Jun 07 1928
Portrait of Ruth Prawer JhabvalaRuth Prawer Jhabvala. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was 55 in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sat, May 07 1927 –
Died: Wed, Apr 03 2013
Portrait of Wahid ChowhanWahid Chowhan. Wahid Chowhan was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kareem SamarKareem Samar. Kareem Samar was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Amit BoseAmit Bose. Amit Bose was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ray BeckettRay Beckett. Ray Beckett was >> in The Courtesans of Bombay as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday