The Courtesans of Bombay Movie Review 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.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 74 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Oldest Profession, Sex & Sexuality, India, Docudrama, Producers: Merchant Ivory

Cast

Kareem Samar, Zohra Sehgal, Saeed Jaffrey

Director

Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Producer

Merchant-Ivory Productions