Ismail Merchant Movies

This short documentary, shot in July 1976 at the Mannes College of Music on Manhattan's Upper East Side, marks the first collaboration between...

A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.

In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds...

Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the...

A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls, and...

Nirad C. Chaudhuri expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.

Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in particular at the career of Helen, the undisputed...

Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...

Off-camera, a Western traveler tells us of hearing singing from his hotel window in Bombay. He searches for the source, and discovers a caste of...

Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...