Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, 1964 February 22 : typescript signed.

Describing a recent conversation with Shashi, who is willing to wait to be paid for "The Householder," which included scheduling and financing for "the actors film" ["Shakespeare Wallah"]-- for which Shashi is willing to put up 125,000 rupees; saying he will also ask Jhab and others to contribute; expressing frustration at sitting idle because of the delays caused by Columbia's recalcitrance, and the "degrading" experience of having to keep borrowing money; relating the gist of a conversation with Subrata Mitra regarding technical details for the cinematography of "Shakespeare Wallah," referencing his previous work on "Kanchenjungha," and more scheduling, including location scouting in April or May.