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Released , 'The Courtesans of Bombay' stars Saeed Jaffrey, Kareem Samar, Zohra Sehgal The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 3 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .