Street Musicians of Bombay
1994•59m•10.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Richard Robbins
Languages
English
Studio
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
Company
Merchant Ivory Productions
Producer
Wahid Chowhan
Producer
Ismail Merchant
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