Question: What numeral system originated in the country where the birth city of the director of The Mystic Masseur is located?

<P0-S0> A collaboration by Merchant, James Ivory, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. <P0-S1> The Courtesans of Bombay is a 1983 British docudrama directed by Ismail Merchant. <P0-S2> The film focuses on a Bombay compound known as Pavan Pool, where women aspiring to work in the entertainment industry dance for donations from a male audience by day and, it is broadly suggested although never specifically stated, work as prostitutes by night. <P0-S3> It was broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK in January 1983 and went into limited theatrical release in the United States on 19 March 1986. <SEP> <P1-S0> the hindu -- arabic numeral system (also called the arabic numeral system or hindu numeral system) is a positional decimal numeral system that is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world. <P1-S1> it was an ancient indian numeral system which was re-introduced in the book on the calculation with hindu numerals written by the medieval - era iranian mathematician and engineer al - khwarizmi, whose name was latinized as algoritmi. <P1-S2> the system later spread to medieval europe by the high middle ages. <SEP> <P2-S0> the national stock exchange of india limited (nse) is the leading stock exchange of india, located in mumbai. <P2-S1> the nse was established in 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in the country. <P2-S2> nse was the first exchange in the country to provide a modern, fully automated screen - based electronic trading system which offered easy trading facility to the investors spread across the length and breadth of the country. <P2-S3> vikram limaye is managing director & chief executive officer (md & ceo) of nse. <SEP> <P3-S0> The Hindu-Arabic numerals, a positional numeral system, originated in India and was later transmitted to the West through the Arabs. <P3-S1> Classical India refers to the period when much of the Indian subcontinent was reunited under the Gupta Empire (c. 320–550 CE). <P3-S2> This period has been called the Golden Age of India and was marked by extensive achievements in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture. <P3-S3> Early Hindu numerals had only nine symbols, until 600 to 800 CE, when a symbol for zero was developed for the numeral system. <P3-S4> The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India. <SEP> <P4-S0> Nickname (s): Bambai, Mumbai city, City of Seven Islands, City of Dreams, Gateway to India, Hollywood of India Mumbai Location of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India Mumbai Mumbai (India) Show map of Maharashtra Show map of India Show all Coordinates: 18 ° 58 ′ 30 ''N 72 ° 49 ′ 33'' E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.97500 ° N 72.82583 ° E ﻿ / 18.97500; 72.82583 Coordinates: 18 ° 58 ′ 30 ''N 72 ° 49 ′ 33'' E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.97500 ° N 72.82583 ° E ﻿ / 18.97500; 72.82583 Country India State Maharashtra District Mumbai City Mumbai Suburban First settled 1507 Named for Mumbadevi Government Type Mayor -- Council Body MCGM Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar (Shiv Sena) Municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta Area Megacity 603 km (233 sq mi) Metro 4,355 km (1,681.5 sq mi) Elevation 14 m (46 ft) Population (2011) Megacity 12,442,373 Rank 1st Density 21,000 / km (53,000 / sq mi) Metro 18,414,288 20,748,395 (Extended UA) Metro Rank 1st Demonym (s) Mumbaikar Time zone IST (UTC + 5: 30) PIN code (s) 400 001 to 400 107 Area code (s) + 91 - 22 Vehicle registration MH - 01 (South), MH - 02 (West), MH - 03 (Central), MH - 47 (North) GDP / PPP $368 billion (Metro area, 2015) Official language Marathi Website www.mcgm.gov.in <P4-S1> Mumbai Bombay Megacity Mumbai Top to bottom: Cuffe Parade skyline, the Gateway of India (L), Taj Mahal Palace Hotel (R), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Bandra -- Worli Sea Link. <SEP> <P5-S0> It is one of relatively few films directed by Ismail Merchant, who is better known as the producer in the Merchant Ivory partnership, and addresses issues of Hindu subculture in Trinidad and Tobago.