Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, [1963 November] : autograph manuscript signed.

Enclosing releases from Kariwala and Kino; outlining arrangements with Columbia regarding "The Householder"; telling Ivory he sent a cable yesterday about the negative; asking Ivory to get a tape of the film's music from Columbia, and rather than sending it to him, to send it to the American consulate in Bombay instead, to avoid dealing with customs; saying he is leaving for Delhi Sunday; letting Ivory know that Jabeen Jalil is going to be in New York soon, and he should show her around; telling Ivory that everyone in Bombay is asking about him; sending Ivory some forms to sign and return; asking if Ivory asked "Titre" for a statement, and asking him to "wire me about the negative and print"; saying "I think constantly of you and am terribly lonely."