Vishnu Mathur

Ce film relate l’histoire d’amour de Mallika et Kâlidâsa, le célèbre poète et dramaturge. Vilom, leur ami, n’est au départ que le simple témoin de leur relation, mais vient le moment où Kâlidâsa doit quitter sa vallée pour les splendeurs lointaines d’Ujjain, où il rencontrera la gloire.

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.

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.

Ravi, a young man from a small village goes to the Bombay University and finds himself unable to relate to life in the city.

Short documentary on how television and advertising construct the image of modern Indian women.

Ravi, a young man from a small village goes to the Bombay University and finds himself unable to relate to life in the city.