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The Householder (Gharbar) 101 minutes, India (1963), U
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The first collaboration between Ismail Merchant and James Ivory is a satirical coming-of-age comedy-drama set in Delhi

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The Householder: This low-key but rewarding character piece marks the birth of Anglo-Indian cinema's most enduring and successful partnership. Skilfully setting the lives of its characters against the backdrop of a country in flux, it's an artful social satire and also a quietly affecting love story.

Teacher Prem (Kapoor) is married to Indu (Naidu). The couple are young, naïve and desperately in love...
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