Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and ...
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| Shashi Kapoor | ... | Vikram | |
| Jennifer Kendal | ... | Lucia Lane | |
| Zia Mohyeddin | ... | Hari | |
| Aparna Sen | ... | Mala | |
| Utpal Dutt | ... | Bose | |
| Nadira | ... | Anjana Devi | |
| Pinchoo Kapoor | ... | Swamiji | |
| Helen | ... | Heroine in Gold | |
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Usha Iyer | ... | Cabaret Singer |
| Ruby Mayer | ... | Gopal Ma (as Sulochana) | |
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Prayag Raj | ... | Director (as Prayag Raaj) |
| Jalal Agha | ... | Young Man | |
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Anwar Ali | ... | Young Man |
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Mohan Nadkarni | ... | Young Man |
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Sukhdev | ... | Man at Bar |
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Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's leading man, Vikram, younger than she, married, and building a career as a matinee idol. Lucia takes every opportunity to be near "V," making scenes in front of his wife, demanding his attentions. Hari is long-suffering, carrying Lucia's messages to V, helping her out when the affair gets out of hand. Meanwhile, V's career suffers, with unpleasant repercussions. Who will bring things to a halt? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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18 October 1979 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
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Actor Louis de Souza portrayed a character, "Louis the Servant", who had the same first name as his own. See more »Crazy Credits
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This movie is about the love affair of an western writer and an Indian film star. I liked it very much and the point I found most interesting is the western craving for eastern spirituality exemplified by the visit and internship of the heroine in an Indian guru. The movie presents the guru in a savage light, as a self-promoting socialite proud of his western connections. Whether it is questionable that all the exponents of eastern spirituality as such cranks the one in the movie is, thus a satirist perspective is adopted. The characters are shallow and self-absorbed and their lives hollow, the movie pointing to the emptiness of stardom.The end is tragic and the world-view exposed is close to that of Ecclesiastes. Despite that I found the couple of the protagonists very engaging since as Oscar Wilde said only shallow people refuse to judge by appearances.