BIB_ID
460338
Accession number
MA 23840.1674
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2018.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 27.1 x 21.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Letter dated January 24, 1993.
Envelope addressed to Mrs Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 400 East 52nd Street, New York 10022, U.S.A.
Note from James Ivory: "Ismail's thoughts on turning director while also remaining producer. Yet J saw that he was enjoying himself hugely in Bhopal. 8/6/13".
Envelope addressed to Mrs Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 400 East 52nd Street, New York 10022, U.S.A.
Note from James Ivory: "Ismail's thoughts on turning director while also remaining producer. Yet J saw that he was enjoying himself hugely in Bhopal. 8/6/13".
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Describing the shooting of In Custody; writing, "This week as a director I have realized that I cannot possibly make this as my career - once in every 5 years or even 10 years I will muster enough courage to move in that direction"; referring to "having been wearing two hats"; mentioning that Wahid, Sajid, and Nayeem "have been very helpful" and that another person "is visiting here in Bhopal so I feel very comfortable".
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