The Courtesans of Bombay 1983 – Dramatic Movie | Saeed Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Kareem Samar

Director : Ismail Merchant
Producer : Ismail Merchant
Genre : Drama
Year : 1983
Cast : Saeed Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Kareem Samar

Synopsis: Kareem Samar, Saeed Jaffrey, and Zohra Sehgal are professional actors who interact with actual inhabitants of the area. Samar portrays a rent collector representing a landlord who was a friend of Merchant and approved the project.Jaffrey’s role is that of an actor whose infatuation with one of the dancers becomes an obsession, and Segal is a retired courtesan who recalls her earlier life when her aunt arranged for her care by a wealthy benefactor.