The Guru


1h 31m 2003

Brief Synopsis

Ramu Gupta, a young Indian dance teacher with the best moves in Delhi embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune--only to wind up working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. However, good fortune can arise from strange places; Ramu discovers this when a catering gig at a ditzy sociali

Film Details

Also Known As
Guru, Guru of Sex, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

Ramu Gupta, a young Indian dance teacher with the best moves in Delhi embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune--only to wind up working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. However, good fortune can arise from strange places; Ramu discovers this when a catering gig at a ditzy socialite's birthday party catapults him into an extravagant version of the American dream. Mistaken for a spiritual healer, Ramu becomes an overnight celebrity with the city's elite hanging on to his every word--no matter how absurd. The trouble is, he is also falling in love with Sharonna, an adult film star, who is the one woman who knows the real source of his seemingly profound insights. Ramu soon finds that he must choose between his newfound notoriety, and his love for a woman who accepts him as he is--unconditionally.

Cast

Bill Massof

Jed Sexton

Scott Rink

Henry Menendez

Roger Kachel

Craig Pruess

Performer

Heather Graham

John Charles Kelly

Omar Rahim

Michael Mckean

Don Fessman

Wayne Gurman

Dwight Ewell

Brett Morgan

Performer

Marisa Tomei

Bina Sharif

Jeneva Talwar

Parul Shah

Tom Mccarthy

Valda Setterfield

Alec Timerman

John E Keane

Pat Mcnamara

Frank Moran

Carmen Dell'orefice

Chandru Jois

Performer

Mitch Dalton

Performer

Jennifer Rawe

Tina Sloan

Anoop Puri

Paul Liberti

Ajay Naidu

John Parricelli

Performer

Christopher Lamontagne

Michelle West

Margaret Hall

Susan Malick

Douglas Dolan

Gwendolyn Bucci

Kim Cea

Colleen Hawks

Becky Thomas

Christine Baranski

Malachy Mccourt

Emil Marwa

Darrah Carr

Hugh Burns

Performer

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Helen Keen

Performer

Jasmine Persad

Ronald Guttman

Kuljit Bhamra

Performer

Dimitri Christy

Philip Levy

Steven Randazzo

John Holyoke

Dominic Fumusa

Susham Bedi

Jason Harris

Jeanna Schweppe

Joseph P Mcdonnell

Jimi Mistry

Rob Besserer

Paul Clarvis

Performer

David O'hanlon

Frank Root

Skaila Kanga

Performer

Nicole Barth

Andy Pask

Performer

Nicki Cochrane

Cara Butler

Kamla Sethi

Sally Jessy Raphael

Herself

Rebecca Ayers

Sakina Jaffrey

Sonia Slany

Performer

Krista Bogetich

Richard Lear

Tommy Crudup

Barry Ford

Sarah Stanley

Rizwan Manji

Ajay Mehta

Georgia Creighton

Clem Clempson

Performer

Raahul Singh

Robert Barry

Anita Gillette

Dave Hartley

Performer

Damian Young

Judith Van Buren

Paul Dunne

Performer

Amanda Rogers

Rob Morrow

Edythe Bronstein

Sinia Jane

Darlene Wilson

Bobby Cannavale

Dash Mihok

Crew

Robert Albertell

Assistant Director

Stephen Alesch

Production Designer

Nick Angel

Music Supervisor

Steve Apicella

Assistant Director

Robyn Aronstam

Script Supervisor

Jeff Atmajian

Original Music

Shashi Thapa Awai

Hair Stylist

Mohini Banerjee

Production Supervisor

Michael Barosky

Sound Mixer

Geetha Bennett

Soloist

Tim Bevan

Producer

Gary Blufer

Sound Effects

Susan Bradley

Titles

Pete Bucossi

Stunt Coordinator

David Carbonara

Music

Robert Carr

Sound

Liza Chasin

Executive Producer

Nupu Chaudhuri

Line Producer

Edmund Choi

Music Conductor

Michael Clancy

Costume Designer

Peter Cobbin

Music Engineer

Kim Coleman

Casting

Stephen Consentino

Steadicam Operator

Alexander Court

Special Effects

David Crockett

Unit Production Manager

David Crockett

Coproducer

Uma Da Cunha

Casting

Tony Davis

Production Coordinator

John De Borman

Director Of Photography

Angel Deangelis Haiko

Hair Stylist

Varsha Dewan

Location Manager

Varsha Dewan

Unit Manager

Akshay Dosaj

Stunt Double

Bill Dotson

Sound Editor

Ramu Double

Stunt Double

Norman Douglass

Stunt Double

Michael Dressel

Foley Editor

Isaac Dunham

Production Assistant

Kate Edwards

Costume Supervisor

John Michael Fanaris

Sound Effects

Alice Farrell

Casting

Eric Fellner

Producer

Alex Fernandez

Assistant Director

Ken Ferris

Camera Operator

C Romania Ford

Makeup Artist

David Craig Forrest

Makeup Artist

Bruce Fortune

Sound Supervisor

Frank A Fuller

Sound Editor

Bill Garvey

Location Assistant

Patricia Grande

Hair Stylist

Lizz Grant

Production Supervisor

Claudia Gray

Consultant

D Dylan Gray

Assistant Director

Bruce Green

Editor

Donna Hamilton

Set Decorator

Kevin Hamilton

Sound Editor

Carol Hanzel

Casting

Barbara Harris

Voice Casting

Caddie Hastings

Assistant

Debra Hayward

Executive Producer

Don J Hewitt

Stunt Double

Benjamin Heywood

Set Production Assistant

Jerome F. Holway

Steadicam Operator

Matthew Iadarola

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Iadarola

Sound

Jason Ivey

Set Production Assistant

Tracey Jackson

Screenplay

Aliza James

Assistant

Adam Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Johnson

Script Supervisor

Matthew Kania

Location Assistant

Shekhar Kapur

Executive Producer

Mary Ann Kellogg

Choreographer

Lisa J Levine

Adr Editor

Karen Lindsay Stewart

Casting

Michael London

Producer

Jennifer H. Lyne

Location Assistant

Laura Macias

Foley Artist

Karishma Mansukhani

Assistant

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Annie M Mathews

Production Coordinator

Nitya Mehra

Set Production Assistant

Callum Metcalf

Assistant

Marcia Patten

Costume Supervisor

Matt Power

Set Production Assistant

Martina Pozzi

Set Production Assistant

Vikas Prajapati

Set Production Assistant

Jay B Richardson

Music Editor

Laura Rosenthal

Casting

Graham Ross

Sound Mixer

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Hesh Sarmalkar

Consultant

Abhinandan Sehkri

Set Production Assistant

Aradhana Seth

Production Designer

Chotu Shaikh

Makeup Artist

Cara Silverman

Editor

John De Simone

Production Coordinator

D P Singh

Assistant Director

Gwenn K Smith

Post-Production Coordinator

Dawn Soler

Music Supervisor

Kelly Solomon

Art Department Coordinator

Ayesha Sood

Assistant Director

Lohash Sood

Set Production Assistant

Catherine M Speakman

Sound Editor

Atul Srivastav

Assistant Director

Robin Standefer

Production Designer

Alex Stapleton

Assistant

Joseph Stephans

Location Assistant

Graham Stumpf

Post-Production Supervisor

John Switzer

Sound Effects

Shawn Sykora

Foley Editor

Malavika Talukder

Set Decorator

Ken Teaney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bryan Thomas

Location Manager

David Velasco

Production Assistant

Mario R. Ventenilla

Art Director

Rosemary Warren-green

Music Conductor

Sandra M White

Set Production Assistant

Richard E Yawn

Supervising Sound Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Guru, Guru of Sex, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003

Released in United States Winter January 31, 2003

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.

Feature screenwriting debut for Tracey Jackson.

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.)

Released in United States Winter January 31, 2003

Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003