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10 February 1969 (USA)
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Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar...
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Interesting study of Western stereotypes of India, and vice versa
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rita Tushingham | ... | Jenny |
 | Michael York | ... | Tom Pickle |
| Utpal Dutt | ... | Ustal Zafar Khan |
| Madhur Jaffrey | ... | Begum Sahiba |
| Barry Foster | ... | Chris |
| Aparna Sen | ... | Ghazala |
| Zohra Sehgal | ... | Mastani (as Zohra Segal) |
 | Saeed Jaffrey | ... | Murad |
| Nana Palsikar | ... | The Guru's Guru |
| Nadira | ... | Courtesan |
| Leela Naidu | ... | Girl at the Party |
| Usha Katrah | ... | Lady Reporter |
| Fred Ohringer | ... | Howard |
| Nargis Cowalsji | ... | Society Hostess |
| Marcus Murch | ... | Snide Guest |
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Referenced in The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
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Tom's Boat Song
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Aside from the great Indian music in this film, and some noteworthy cinematography, I think the takeaway for me was the study in preconceptions held by the British and Indians about each other.
British perception of Indians: stoic, wise, untouched by materialism. Reality: Indians can be as materialistic, petty and emotional as Westerners.
Indian perception of the British: foolish, intriguing, wasteful, decadent. Reality: The main British character (Tom Pickle) is arguably the wisest character in the film.
I'd recommend this to anyone wanting to learn about a moment in time when East and West began opening up to each other, and learning each others' strengths and weaknesses.