The Guru

Summary

The Guru is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Guru's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Guru was directed by James Ivory^[4].
• Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote the screenplay for The Guru^[5].
• James Ivory wrote the screenplay for The Guru^[6].
• The Guru's composer is recorded as Vilayat Khan^[7].
• The Guru's genre is comedy film^[8].
• A cast member of The Guru was Rita Tushingham^[9].
• A cast member of The Guru was Michael York^[10].
• A cast member of The Guru was Utpal Dutt^[11].
• A cast member of The Guru was Madhur Jaffrey^[12].
• A cast member of The Guru was Barry Foster^[13].
• A cast member of The Guru was Aparna Sen^[14].
• A cast member of The Guru was Zohra Sehgal^[15].
• A cast member of The Guru was Dina Pathak^[16].
• A cast member of The Guru was Saeed Jaffrey^[17].
• A cast member of The Guru was Ismail Merchant^[18].
• A cast member of The Guru was Prayag Raj^[19].
• A cast member of The Guru was Nadira^[20].
• The Guru was produced by Ismail Merchant^[21].
• The Guru's production company is recorded as Merchant Ivory Productions^[22].
• The Guru's director of photography is recorded as Subrata Mitra^[23].
• The original language of The Guru was English^[24].
• The original language of The Guru was Hindi^[25].
• The Guru was distributed by video on demand^[26].
• The Guru's color is recorded as color^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Guru was produced by Ismail Merchant^[21]. It was directed by James Ivory^[4]. Screenwriters include Ruth Prawer Jhabvala^[5] and James Ivory^[6]. Cast members include Rita Tushingham^[9], Michael York^[10], Utpal Dutt^[11], Madhur Jaffrey^[12], Barry Foster^[13], and Aparna Sen^[14].

Publication

The Guru was released on 1969^[28]. Original languages include English^[24] and Hindi^[25]. Its genre is comedy film^[8]. It was distributed by video on demand^[26].

Why It Matters

The Guru ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]