1983 · 1h 14m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Ismail Merchant
Writers: Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Cinematography: Vishnu Mathur
Editor: Amit Bose