The Guru 55 years old

The Guru

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.

Credits

The Guru Cast

Name Character
Michael York He was 26, now 82 years old as Tom Pickle
Madhur Jaffrey She was 35, now 91 years old as Begum Sahiba
Barry Foster He was 41, 74 years old when he died as Chris
Saeed Jaffrey He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Murad
Rita Tushingham She was 26, now 82 years old as Jenny
Aparna Sen She was 23, now 79 years old as Ghazala
Nadira She was 36, 73 years old when she died as Courtesan
Utpal Dutt He was 39, 64 years old when he died as Ustal Zafar Khan
Nana Palsikar He was 62, 77 years old when he died as The Guru's Guru

The Guru Crew

Name Department
Ustad Vilayat Khan as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (75) years old when He died Sound
Bansi Chandragupta as Production Design. He was 45 (57) years old when He died Art
James Ivory as Director. He was 40 (now 96) years old Directing
James Ivory as Writer. He was 40 (now 96) years old Writing
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as Writer. She was 41 (85) years old when She died Writing
Ismail Merchant as Producer. He was 32 (68) years old when He died Production
Subrata Mitra as Director of Photography. He was 38 (71) years old when He died Camera
The Guru poster
The Guru (55 years)

  • Release day: Monday, February 10, 1969
  • Runtime: 112 minutes