Anyone seen this old movie (released in 1984)? Any thoughts regarding it? It’s been discussed in this Forum previously - but thought it may be worth bringing up again. :o Plus i’m bored:~/ Cast - Victor Bannerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. i think it won two Academy Awards.
So - anyone seen it? Hated it or liked it? i really enjoyed it…favourite characters were probably Dr. Aziz, the interesting “inscrutable” Brahmin, Mrs. Moore, and that Fielding (British) chap.
Some of the most memorable dialogues (hard to pick) but - Dr. Aziz’s speech to Fielding, towards the end subsequent to the trial when both of them are at Dr. Aziz’s home. Fielding is requesting him to waive the 20,000 rupees - and Aziz replies, “…there goes an Indian who almost could have been a gentleman but for the colour of his skin.”
BTW anyone know who played Amrit Rao, the famed Indian lawyer - was that Roshan Seth? Just wondering - he looks rather familiar. Has he starred in any other movies?
He has also played roles in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom and Monsoon Wedding, Gandhi, Missiissippi Masala etc. The role that I remember him from is the one where he played the Pakistani Colonel stationed near K-2 in Vertical Limit (I recommend that if you havent seen it).
Sorry havent seen “Passage To India”
I have seen the movie and I have read the novel as well. Its a great story by E M Foster.
Anyway, the one dialogue that tell all about the theme of this novel (I am saying Novel, cuz movie was based on the novel) is when Fielding and Aziz are riding horses and a stone comes in their path and they part for a second. And at that moment its mentioned that East and West have to part.
Anyway, I cant remember the exact dialogues cuz I saw this movie about five years ago, and read the novel then too.
But Its a great Novel as well as movie.
And the way the Marabar Caves are described in this Novel, are not actually picturised with that beauy in the Movie.
5Abi, Will definitely check out “Vertical Limit”. i remember when that first came out, i almost did go to see it but dunno why changed my mind at the last minute.
Thank you for looking that up - i have such an awful memory, i should have recognized Roshan Seth from all those movies you mentioned. Thank you He doesn’t have a long part in “Passage to India”, but the time that he does spend on-screen - i thought he carried it off fairly well and maturely.
PCG, i have never read the book unfortunately:(
Black Mamba i hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for the reply i know it’s a shame but i haven’t ever read the book. Am trying to get my hands on it now from my local library. You are absolutely right regarding the Malabar Caves in the movie - not depicted that well in the movie. The best scenic parts i liked from the movie, are probably while they are on the train - the sound of it on the railtracks, especially at night time, in the humid night air - that was very well done i thought.
Yep the book is supposed to be extremely well-written - will definitely try to read it now Insha’Allah. Thanks for your detailed reply
By the Way if you want to read the book, you should also read about EM Foster a bit. Cuz when you will read aobut Forster then you will know that he has spend lots of time in India and the way he used to think about he indians.
I think it was in 1924 that he wrote this book. but dont trust my memmory. Maybe he wentto India in 1924.
Will definitely check out “Vertical Limit”. i remember when that first came out, i almost did go to see it but dunno why changed my mind at the last minute.
i hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for the reply 
but dont trust my memmory. Maybe he wentto India in 1924.