The Guru (1969)

Cast

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

Storyline

Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar (musical instrument) from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan. Tom is taken to Zafar's home, where he gets to meet his wife and several daughters, and the maestro himself. Zafar never has had a disciple as Tom, and is clearly disappointed with his lack of respect. Nevertheless, he asks him to travel to Banares with him. Also accompanying them is a young Caucasian woman named Jenny, who Zafar has taken a liking to, much to his wife's displeasure, and who is more respectful of him than Tom. In Banaras, they get to meet Zafar's aging Guru, and his mistress, Ghazala, who is expecting a child soon. Zafar hopes that it will be a son. Zafar's Guru is quite disappointed with him for having Tom and Jenny as his disciples. An over-awed and overwrought Jenny decides to take it easy - and it is then she witnesses the murder of a courtesan... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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