Letter from James Ivory, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1970 November 20 : typescript signed, with corrections in ink.

Saying it's now two days after the premiere, but still too early to know if it was successful; comparing this premiere to the premiere for Guru; saying the difference is that Joe Saleh is anxious to safeguard his investment, unlike Fox; describing the weekend ad he is enclosing with the letter; saying perhaps he was wrong to criticize the style of it; describing the premiere and party afterwards; saying Shashi (Kapoor) was happy and impressed, but that "Jennifer [Kendal] doesn't like it here at all"; mentioning that the papers have not been kind to her; and regretting that the trip has been so unpleasant for her; describing where everyone is staying; saying Ismail (Merchant) is not looking well and has promised to see a doctor; saying that they are about to go to a Japanese restaurant for lunch.