The Guru

Directed by James Ivory
G
1969    1h 52mComedy, Music
5.35.0
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.
  • Rita TushinghamJenny
  • Michael YorkTom Pickle
  • Utpal DuttUstal Zafar Khan
  • Madhur JaffreyBegum Sahiba
  • Barry FosterChris
  • Aparna SenGhazala
  • Saeed JaffreyMurad
  • Nana PalsikarThe Guru's Guru
  • NadiraCourtesan
  • Zohra SehgalMastani
  • James IvoryDirector / Writer
  • Ruth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
  • Ismail MerchantProducer
  • Bansi ChandraguptaProduction Design
  • Subrata MitraDirector Of Photography
  • Prabhakar SupareEditor
  • Ustad Vilayat KhanOriginal Music Composer

The Guru Trivia

The Guru was released on February 10, 1969.

The Guru was directed by James Ivory.

The Guru has a runtime of 1h 52m.

The Guru was produced by Ismail Merchant.

The key characters in The Guru are Jenny (Rita Tushingham), Tom Pickle (Michael York), Ustal Zafar Khan (Utpal Dutt).

The Guru is rated G.

The Guru is a Comedy, Music film.

The Guru has an audience rating of 5.3 out of 10.

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