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The Courtesans of Bombay is a 1983 British docudrama directed by Ismail Merchant. A collaboration by Merchant, James Ivory, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
The more modestly scaled, and the first to be released (in January 1983), was the 73-minute documentary (or "docudrama," as Merchant refers to it) The Courtesans of Bombay, which was both produced and directed by Merchant.
In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele.
- Drama
- Saeed Jaffrey, Sohra Segal, Kareem Samar
- Ismail Merchant
Intriguing, colorful, and revealing, The Courtesans of Bombay is Merchant Ivory s docu-drama about Pavan Pool, the enclosed area where Bombay s singing and dancing courtesans ply their trade.
- (12)
- 2 hours and 5 minutes
- English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
- DVD
Synopsis. 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 ...
- Ismail Merchant
- Merchant Ivory Productions
Merchant Ivory’s docudrama about Pavan Pool, the enclosed area where the city’s singing and dancing courtesans ply their trade.
The Courtesans of Bombay ★★★ 1985 Gritty docudrama, set in Pavanpul, the poverty-stricken brothel section of Bombay, looks at how the impoverished women support themselves through a combination of prostitution and performing.
