The Guru (1969)
- Starring:
- Michael York, Utpal Dutt, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Ivory, Umesh Mehra, (more)
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Synopsis of The Guru
Tom Pickle (Michael York) is the British rock star who travels to India to learn the sitar from Ustad Zafar Khan (Uptal Dutt). Much to the dismay of his aggressive agent Chris (Barry Foster), he leaves the money-making music world behind to learn about the exotic Indian instrument. Khan believes Tom lacks focus but has the talent, and a young hippie girl arrives (Rita Tushingham) who has the focus but not the natural talent that Tom possesses. There is a romantic angle between the hippie-girl Jenny and Tom, but it is more implied than demonstrated. Soon the Guru Khan is besieged by women who all try to capture his attention. He becomes frustrated over the lack of spiritual commitment of his students, as the rocker contemplates his return to swinging London town. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Guru
- Michael York - Tom Pickle
- Madhur Jaffrey - Begum Sahiba
- Aparna Sen - Ghazala
- Nana Palsikar - The Guru's Guru
- Soni Aurora - Miss Teen Queen
- Prayag Raaj - Classical Singer
- Ismail Merchant - Master of Ceremonies
- Fred Ohminger - Howard
- Saeed Jaffrey - Murad
- Utpal Dutt - Ustad Zafar Khan
- Rita Tushingham - Jenny
- Barry Foster - Chris
- Rafi Ameer - Arnold D'Mello
- Usha Kattrak - Lady Reporter
- Pincho Kapoor - Murderer
- Dorothy Strelsin - Tourist
- Leela Naidu - Girl at Party
- Nargis Cowasji - Society Hostess
- Director(s):
- James Ivory, Umesh Mehra
- Writer(s):
- Javed Siddiqui, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
- Producer(s):
- G. Yenkateshwaran, R.C. Prakash, Ismail Merchant
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