1994
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0h 59m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Street Musicians of Bombay
Overview
Off-camera, a Western traveler tells us of hearing singing from his hotel window in Bombay. He searches for the source, and discovers a caste of street performers, eking out a modest living. We see individuals and groups, old and young, snake charmers and those hired to sing at family celebrations. A few talk about their lives and refute accusations of kidnapping lodged against the caste. A troupe of women sing at a party for a pregnant woman - they are saucy and blunt, encouraging and sisterly.
Key Crew
Director: Richard Robbins
Producer: Ismail Merchant, Wahid Chowhan
Director of Photography: Jehangir Choudhary
