The Guru
1969 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | James Ivory |
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| Writer: | James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Staring: |
| Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 10, 1969 |
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| Director: | James Ivory |
| Writer: | James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | india, indian guru |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Arcadia Films, Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rita Tushingham | Jenny |
| Michael York | Tom Pickle |
| Utpal Dutt | Ustal Zafar Khan |
| Madhur Jaffrey | Begum Sahiba |
| Barry Foster | Chris |
| Aparna Sen | Ghazala |
| Saeed Jaffrey | Murad |
| Nana Palsikar | The Guru's Guru |
| Nadira | Courtesan |
| Zohra Sehgal | Mastani |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | Original Music Composer |
| Prabhakar Supare | Editor |
| Bansi Chandragupta | Production Design |
| James Ivory | Writer, Director |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Writer |
| Subrata Mitra | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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