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The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

English 1h 14m

Documentary

Directed by Ismail Merchant Starring Saeed Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal

Release Date 01 Jan 1983

About The Courtesans of Bombay Movie

The Courtesans of Bombay (1983) is an English-language Documentary Movie. It stars Saeed Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal. 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.

Movie Details

Release Date01 Jan 1983

LanguageEnglish

Runtime1h 14m

StatusReleased

DirectorIsmail Merchant

GenreDocumentary

On Screen

The Courtesans of Bombay Movie Cast (3)

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey Actor 68 titles

Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal Actress 19 titles

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Kareem Samar

Behind The Camera

Crew

DIRECTOR

Ismail Merchant

WRITER

James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Ismail Merchant

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Vishnu Mathur

EDITOR

Amit Bose

PRODUCER

Ismail Merchant

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Wahid Chowhan, Kareem Samar

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Michael Fields

SOUND

Ray Beckett

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2 Saeed Jaffrey & Zohra Sehgal titles together on Xappie

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