Tom Pickle, Britain's top pop artiste, travels to Bombay, India, in the 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...
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| Rita Tushingham | ... |
Jenny
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| Michael York | ... |
Tom Pickle
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| Utpal Dutt | ... |
Ustal Zafar Khan
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| Madhur Jaffrey | ... |
Begum Sahiba
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| Barry Foster | ... |
Chris
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| Aparna Sen | ... |
Ghazala
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| Zohra Sehgal | ... |
Mastani
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| Saeed Jaffrey | ... |
Murad
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| Nana Palsikar | ... |
The Guru's Guru
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| Nadira | ... |
Courtesan
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| Leela Naidu | ... |
Girl at the Party
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Usha Katrah | ... |
Lady Reporter
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Fred Ohringer | ... |
Howard
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Nargis Cowalsji | ... |
Society Hostess
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Marcus Murch | ... |
Snide Guest
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Dorothy Strelsin | ... |
Tourist
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| Ismail Merchant | ... |
Master Of Ceremonies
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Rafi Ameer | ... |
Arnold D'Mello
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Soni Aurora | ... |
Miss Teen Beaty Queen Uttar Pradesh
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Agarwal | ... |
Doctor
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| Pinchoo Kapoor | ... |
Murderer
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Prayag Raj | ... |
Classical Singer
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| Dina Pathak | ... |
Jury member at U.P. Beauty Contest
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Directed by
| James Ivory | ||
Written by
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | ... | (story written for the screen by) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala) and |
| James Ivory | ... | (story written for the screen by) |
Produced by
| Ismail Merchant | ... | producer |
| Muriel Peters | ... | associate producer (as Muriel Neff) |
| Peter Reilly | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | ||
Cinematography by
| Subrata Mitra | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Prabhakar Supare | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Crane | ... | assistant editor |
| Humphrey Dixon | ... | assistant editor |
| Shri Ghate | ... | assistant editor |
| K.L. Naik | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Makeup Department
| Toni Delaney | ... | makeup artist |
| Nath Grover | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Riaz Hafizka | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shama Habibullah | ... | assistant director |
| Wasi Khan | ... | assistant director |
| Prayag Raj | ... | second unit director (as Prayag Raaj) |
| Mohammed Shafi | ... | assistant director (as Mohamed Shafi) |
Art Department
| Didi Contractor | ... | assistant art director |
| Narender Kocher | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Brian Blamey | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Don Ranasinghe | ... | sound editor |
| Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Otto Snel | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| M.B. Ansari | ... | chief electrician |
| Fatik Mazumdar | ... | assistant camera |
| Prajanan Mitra | ... | assistant camera |
| Douglas Webb | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Gordon Deighton | ... | Michael York's costumes |
| Narender Kocher | ... | wardrobe |
| Joanna Tyson | ... | Rita Tushingham's costumes |
Location Management
| Rashid Abbasi | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| V. Balsara | ... | conductor |
| Imrat Khan | ... | musician: surbahar and sitar (as Ustad Imrat Khan) |
| Ustad Fayez Ahmed Khan | ... | playback singer |
| Ustad Shakoor Khan | ... | musician: sarangi |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | ... | musician: sitar |
| Ustad Zinda Hasan Khan | ... | playback singer |
| Pandit Shanta Prasad | ... | musician: tabla |
Additional Crew
| Giancarlo Pettini | ... | production controller |
| Lily Poyser | ... | unit publicist (as Lili Poyser) |
Production Companies
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- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
- CBS (1973) (United States) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (video) (Video on Demand)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Malabar, Bombay (Leela Naidu's costume)
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Tom Pickle, Britain's top pop artiste, travels to Bombay, India, in the 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. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of eight productions that Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey made with Merchant Ivory Productions. The films include The Guru (1969), The Delhi Way (1964), Heat and Dust (1983), The Deceivers (1988), The Sword and the Flute (1959), The Courtesans of Bombay (1983), The Creation of Woman (1961), and Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Wandering Company (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tom's Boat Song See more » |