The Guru
When he talks, women listen.
2002 | 91m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
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| Writer: | Tracey Jackson |
| Staring: |
| Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 2002 |
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| Director: | Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
| Writer: | Tracey Jackson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | dancing master, new love, porn actor, guru, wedding, sex comedy, woman director |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Kalima Productions, Working Title Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $24,128,678
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jimi Mistry | Ramu Gupta |
| Heather Graham | Sharonna |
| Marisa Tomei | Lexi |
| Michael McKean | Dwain |
| Dash Mihok | Rusty McGee |
| Emil Marwa | Vijay Rao |
| Christine Baranski | Chantal |
| Ronald Guttman | Edwin |
| Bobby Cannavale | Randy |
| Jason Harris | Josh's Assistant |
| Colleen Hawks | Wedding Dancer |
| Rahim Omar | Indian Prince |
| Malachy McCourt | Father Flanagan |
| Ajay Naidu | Sanjay |
| Anita Gillette | Mrs. McGee |
| Pat McNamara | Mr. McGee |
| Dwight Ewell | Peaches |
| Bina Sharif | Older Woman in Dance Class |
| Sakina Jaffrey | Young Woman in Dance Class |
| Margaret Hall | Mrs. Taylor |
| Rob Morrow | Josh Goldstein |
| Ismail Bashey | Various Characters (voice, uncredited) |
| Susham Bedi | Lady in Glasses in Dance Class |
| Anoop Puri | Mr. Janjher Gupta |
| Jeneva Talwar | Mira |
| Charles Singh | Amit (as Raahul Singh) |
| Tommy Crudup | Rude Lunch Patron |
| Damian Young | Hank the Cameraman |
| Philip Levy | Sound Man |
| Sarah Stanley | Ramrod Production Assistant |
| Tom McCarthy | Lars (as Thomas McCarthy) |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | Rasphal the Cook |
| Ajay Mehta | Swami Bu |
| Rizwan Manji | Party Waiter |
| Carmen Dell'Orefice | Socialite |
| Georgia Creighton | Uptight Woman |
| Tina Sloan | Kitty |
| Dominic Fumusa | Waldo Hernandez |
| Rebecca Thomas | Subway Passenger |
| Steven Randazzo | Tony the Baker |
| Bill Massof | Professor Wank |
| Wayne Gurman | Guy in Bar |
| Sally Jessy Raphael | Sally Jessy Raphaël |
| John Holyoke | Sally Jessy Audience Member |
| Bex | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Robert R. Barry | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Nicole Barth | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Rob Besserer | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Gwendolyn Bucci | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Dimitri Christy | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Barry Ford | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Richard Lear | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Susan Malick | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Joseph P. McDonnell | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Frank Moran | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Jeanna Schweppe | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Valda Setterfield | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Alec Timerman | Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer |
| Kim Cea | Wedding Dancer |
| Frank Root | Wedding Dancer |
| Nicki Cochrane | Bombay Dance Class Dancer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tracey Jackson | Screenplay |
| Jon Peters | Chef |
| Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Director |
| Bruce Green | Editor |
| Mohamed Khan | Production Coordinator |
| Steve Apicella | First Assistant Director |
| Cara Silverman | Editor |
| Kirsten Lane | Music Consultant |
| Dennis Widmyer | Art Department Production Assistant |
| David Carbonara | Original Music Composer |
| John de Borman | Director of Photography |
| Ali Farrell | Casting |
| Laura Rosenthal | Casting |
| Robin Standefer | Production Design |
| Michael Clancy | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Debra Hayward | Executive Producer |
| Shekhar Kapur | Executive Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Michael London | Producer |
| Liza Chasin | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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