The Guru

The Guru is a classic for its time and the themes it covers are relevant today. The wide-eyed Westerner is fascinated by the sitar and Indian spirituality and ventures upon a quest to understand this better. The movie covers stereotypes both Western and Eastern with scenes shot in England and India. The high point of the film is the superb sitar music of Ustad Vilayat Khan used in lessons and performance scenes.

Of particular interest in the scene when Michael York is being interviewed by the Indian press. He answers the queries to the best of his ability. In some cases he doesn't understand the Indian English , in others, the questions are out of his domain (these he ignores). Utpal Dutt makes a positive impression as the Guru and even finger syncs on the sitar.