Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

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Written by Ismail Merchant, James Ivory

Directed by Ismail Merchant

Running Time: 73 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1983

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Colour

Merchant/Ivory's documentary is a unique, fascinating insight into a previously unseen world. In then-Bombay, young women aspiring for Bollywood fame perform in what are literally public auditions in a compound where the watching public, if impressed, leave a small donation. But there is a darker side, as one of the guides explains, as night falls and the world's oldest profession takes over...

Cast

Saeed Jaffrey
Zohra Sehgal
Kareem Samar

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