My Passage from India: A Filmmaker's Journey from Bombay to Hollywood

by Ismail Merchant

A tour of the Bombay film industry from the 1950s to the present traces the career of Muslim producer Ismail Merchant, describing his early passion for movies, precocious wanderings from London to New York, and collaborations with director James Ivory. 10,000 first printing.

Genres: India, Memoir

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 11, 2002

Reviews

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed learning about this man and how he came to be part of a great team that brought us some great movies. A hustler by his own admission, and a larger than life personality, but still a class act. It is an easy read and touches on a bit of everything,including film-making, the working relationship with James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, travels in and out of India, and even his cooking skills. What comes across the most is the passion he puts in everything he does. He is someone you would like to have at your dinner table.