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Letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, to James Ivory, Mumbai, India, 1970 February 25 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
449610
Accession number
MA 23840.516
Creator
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, sender.
Display Date
Delhi, India, 1970 February 25
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 24.7 x 19.9 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope stamped, addressed to Mr. James Ivory, Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Bombay 1, postmarked 27 Feb.
Dated "Wednesday"; date inferred from referencing content, postmark and perpetual calendar.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Expressing her doubts about whether they have "gone overboard" and are making the scenes featuring Gopal Ma too light; suggesting possible alternatives to shooting the scene that might provide cover in case they need to change the film; suggesting that Lucia could have a conversation with Vicki Noonan; alerting him to new scenes that she will send to him tomorrow.