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Letter from Ismail Merchant, New York, New York, to Cyrus Jhabvala, New Delhi, India, 1969 October 19 : typescript signed.

BIB_ID
452937
Accession number
MA 23840.823
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 30.5 x 18.3 cm
Notes
The film project referred to here is "Bombay Talkie" (1970).
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. Cyrus Jhabvala, Anand Apaty [sic] and Jhabvala, 3/90 Connaught Circus, New Delhi 1, India, postmarked October 20, 1969.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Apologizing for not writing sooner; referring cryptically to an "ANGEL" investor who has agreed to finance their film, on the condition it have "no more delictae [i.e. delicate] nuances"; telling him he will be leaving for London "tomorrow" and staying at the Royal Lancaster Hotel for five days, then flying to Delhi via Moscow; asking him to let Ruth know "I am coming to give all the support she needs"; hoping that "if Gujeral is in Delhi it will be nice to see him and who knows they [sic] might give some money for the next film."