Letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, 1963 December 12 : autograph manuscript signed.

Describing how she sees the plot of "the actors film" as being more based on the Kendal family's story; mentioning actors she envisions in the roles, like Shashi Kapoor, Harindranath Chattopadhyaya, Prayag Raj, the Jaffreys, and radio personality Walter Gardner-Stanbridge; suggesting including one or more of the "interesting" Indian hill stations as a setting; discussing financial backing and how they would probably use little of "Mr. Kendall's [sic] MS" in the finished screenplay; asking if Ivory will be going to California for Christmas, as she has a small present for him and would like to know where to send it.