Letter from James Ivory, Mumbai, India, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1970 July 22 : autograph manuscript signed.

Reflecting on a pattern he has noticed about Jaikishan's interests that he believes may extend to other music directors in India ("they're only interested in songs"); providing evidence to support his opinion by citing Jaikishan's extreme interest and conscientiousness during Usha Iyer's recording sessions (including a session when they recorded a cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour") and his lack of interest in background music; sharing his "feelings of despair" about India and about the work he is doing there, particularly around a perceived lack of competence and care for the technical elements of filmmaking.