Letter from Jennifer Kendal, Solihull, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1970 December 5 : autograph manuscript signed.

Saying she has received Jim's letter, so she knows the verdict; saying Shashi knew she had to be handled carefully after her tantrums; expressing concern for Ismail, Joe, and everyone; saying Jim says people aren't interested in seeing it [i.e. Bombay Talkie] because of its supposed Indianness; wondering why that should stop people, adding that they saw Kurosawa's Sanjuro, and it was packed, and the film was marvelous; saying with all the work and heartache that goes into making a film, it should be for one's friends, as Jim says; saying she's surprised because she was encouraged by people's positive reactions; saying her children are arriving today; saying they will do Christmas here [in Solihull]; saying she has not heard anything from the Kapoors in Bombay; saying Foo [i.e. Felicity Kendal]'s play is going into the West End next month; saying it is not cold, but it will come, and then she'll wonder what sort of decision she made; saying if Shashi doesn't bring her, Ruth, soon, she will buy her a dressing gown; wondering if she could buy her a child's size as the women's sizes start very large; asking what size she normally buys.