Courtesans of Bombay

Static shots introducing the enclave called "Pavan Pool," site of much of the action, then Kareem Samar, playing a composite-character, the landlord, in the Merchant-Ivory made-for-tv film Courtesans Of Bombay, 1983.

Actress Zhora Segal playing a "retired courtesan" imparts some of her wisdom, as well as her continuing service to the trade, in the Merchant-Ivory made-for-tv semi-documentary Courtesans Of Bombay, 1983, screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.