The Guru (2002)
| Release Date | 21 August 2002 |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | When he talks, women listen |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance |
| Country | UKFranceUSA |
| Filming Locations | Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS |
| Color | Color |
The Guru is a 2002 British-French-American romantic comedy film written by Tracey Jackson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The film centers on a dance teacher who comes to America from India to pursue a normal career but incidentally stumbles into a brief but high-profile career as a sex guru, a career based on a philosophy he learns from a pornographic actress.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Malachy McCourt
Father Flannigan
Parul Shah
Indian Princess in Movie
Omar Rahim
Indian Prince in Movie
Douglas Dolan
Young Ramu
Bina Sharif
Older Woman in Dance Class
Sinia Jane
Mrs. Gupta
Anoop Puri
Mr. Janjher Gupta
Kamla Sethi
Ramu's Nani
Jeneva Talwar
Mira
Raahul Singh
Amit
Jed Sexton
Rude Lunch Patron #1
Tommy Crudup
Rude Lunch Patron #2
Damian Young
Hank, the Camera Man
Philip Levy
Sound Man
Sarah Stanley
Romrod Production Assistant
Krista Bogetich
Party Planner
Georgia Creighton
Uptight Woman
Amanda Hall Rogers
Amy
Dominic Fumusa
Waldo Hernandez
Rebecca Thomas
Subway Passenger
Steven Randazzo
Tony, the Baker
Edythe Bronstein
Turned On Woman
Roger Kachel
Turned On Man
Don Fessman
Chatty Nude Guy
Margaret Hall
Mrs. Taylor
Bill Massof
Professor Wank
Jason Harris
Josh's Assistant
Wayne Gurman
Guy in Bar
John Holyoke
Sally Jessy Audience Member
Becca Ayers
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Robert Rod Barry
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Nicole Barth
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Rob Besserer
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Gwendolyn Bucci
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Dimitri Christy
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Barry Ford
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
John-Charles Kelly
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Richard Lear
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Paul Liberti
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Joseph P. McDonnell
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Frank Moran
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Scott Rink
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Jeanna Schweppe
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Valda Setterfield
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Alec Timerman
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Judith Van Buren
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Jennifer Way Rawe
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Darlene Wilson
Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Cara Butler
Wedding Dancers
Darrah Carr
Wedding Dancers
Kim Cea
Wedding Dancers
Colleen Hawks
Wedding Dancers
Christopher Lamontagne
Wedding Dancers
Henry Menendez
Wedding Dancers
David O'Hanlon
Wedding Dancers
Frank Root
Wedding Dancers
Michelle West
Wedding Dancers
John Keane
Wedding Bag Piper
Jasmine Persad
Bombay Dance Class Dancers
Subhashini Ali
Grandmother
Ismail Bashey
Various Characters
Sean T. Krishnan
Various Characters
Lian Moy
Student
Rich Odell
Gladiator
Sunita Param
Featured
Reena Shah
Indian Dancer
Amisha Upadhyaya
Dancer
Jeff Chena
Rude Subway Patron
Todd Fredericks
Best Man
Rod Sweitzer
73 End
Jerry Vattamala
Bollywood Dancer
Director
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
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Writer
Tracey Jackson
Producer
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Nupu Chaudhuri
line producer: India
David Crockett
co-producer
Eric Fellner
producer
Debra Hayward
executive producer
Michael London
producer
Original Music
David Carbonara
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Cinematographer
John de Borman
Editor
Bruce Green
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Cara Silverman
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Casting Director
Ali Farrell
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Laura Rosenthal
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Production Designer
Stephen Alesch
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Robin Standefer
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Art Director
Mario Ventenilla
Set Decorator
Donna Hamilton
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Malavika Talukder
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Costume Designer
Michael Clancy
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Makeup Department
Shashi Thapa Awal
hair stylist: India
Angel De Angelis
key hair stylist
C. Romania Ford
makeup artist
David Forrest
key makeup artist
Patricia Grande
hair stylist
Jamal Hammadi
hair stylist: Heather Graham
Rajesh Setia
assistant makeup artist: India
Chhotu Sheikh
makeup artist: India
Production Manager
Mohini Banerji
production supervisor: India
David Crockett
production manager
Varsha Dewan
unit manager: India
Lizz Grant
production supervisor
Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor
Michelle Wright
executive in charge of production: Working Title Films
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Albertell
second assistant director
Steve Apicella
first assistant director
Alex Fernández
assistant director
Dylan Gray
first assistant director: India
Archana Pednekar
trainee assistant director: India
D.P. Singh
second second assistant director: India
Ayesha Sood
second second assistant director: India
Atul Srivastav
second assistant director: India
Art Department
Troy R. Adee
swing gang
Kenneth Albanese
key construction foreman
Nick Albanese
shop craftsman
James C. Allen
second construction foreman
James J. Archer
set dresser
John Basile
swing gang
Nitin Bhatt
property man: India
Roland Brooks
scenic artist
Garp Brown
additional scenic artist
James Byrnes
assistant props
Rammilan Chaubey
property assistant: India
Doug Cluff
additional scenic artist
Dominick Cocuzzo
construction grip
Jay Dalton
key construction grip
James P. Dolan
shop electrician
George Drohan
on-set dresser
Rochelle Edelson
camera scenic artist
Kathy Fundas-Falzarano
assistant property master
Deborah Greene
swing gang
Tom Heaps
swing gang
Christopher Hébel
signwriter
Richard Hebrank
construction coordinator
Chris Holbrook
shop person
Eddie R. Jabara
construction grip
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
set decoration buyer
Yashwant S. Kamble
head painter: India
Daniel P. Kennedy
construction grip
Timothy Main
shop craftsman
Jeffrey M. Marchetti
set dresser
Christine Mayer
set decoration buyer
Jeff Naparstek
set dresser
Shambu Nath
stand-by property master: India
Vijay Parshuram
painter: India
Gerard H. Pineo
lead man
Jerry Porteus
shop grip
Ayesha Punvani
assistant set decorator: India
John Ralbovsky
scenic foreman
Dave Reardon
assistant props
Pradip Redij
construction supervisor: India
Joe Reider
shop manager
William F. Reynolds
property master
Lauri Blaire Schulman
art department supervisor
Aradhana Seth
production designer: India
Ashok Sharma
property assistant: India
Kelly Solomon
set decoration coordinator
Eric Stepper
swing gang
Jared Sturner
construction grip
Steve Swanson
swing gang
Malavika Talukder
set decorator: India
Sylvia Trapanese
additional scenic artist
Yogender Tyagi
assistant property master: India
Lawzari Vishwakarma
head carpenter: India
Jack Wagner
second shop electrician
Dennis Widmyer
art department production assistant
Sound Department
Pembrooke Andrews
assistant sound editor
Michael Barosky
sound mixer
Gary Blufer
additional sound effects editor
Alexander Court
sound effects driver
Mike Donald
boom operator: India
William Dotson
sound editor
Michael Dressel
supervising foley editor
John Michael Fanaris
sound effects coordinator
Bruce Fortune
additional sound supervisor
Frank A. Fuller Jr.
sound editor
Kevin Hamilton
sound editor
Kirk Herzbrun
apprentice sound editor
Matthew Iadarola
sound re-recording mixer
Adam Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Mellini Kantayya
adr recordist
Lisa J. Levine
supervising adr editor
Laura Macias
foley artist
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Rosenblum
boom operator
Graham Ross
sound mixer: India
Sean Rowe
foley artist
Cathie Speakman
sound editor
John Switzer
sound effects coordinator
Shawn Sykora
foley editor
Ken Teaney
sound re-recording mixer
Warren Weberg
cable person
Ben Winston
sound assistant: India
Richard E. Yawn
supervising sound editor
Robert Carr
sound recordist
Patrick Cicero
first assistant sound editor
Colin Cooper
adr recordist
Wendy Czajkowsky
adr mixer
Mark DeSimone
adr engineer
Martin Schloemer
sound recordist
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer
Mario A. Vitale
apprentice sound editor
Visual Effects
Joe Abele
visual effects coordinator: Stargate Digital
Sean Afshar
visual effects editor: Stargate Digital
Arlene Bogna
digital artist
Tim Donahue
digital matte painter: Stargate Digital
Adam Ealovega
compositing supervisor: Stargate Digital
Darren Frankel
head of post production: Stargate Digital
Eric Grenaudier
lead compositor: Stargate Digital
Kenya Hadley
visual effects editor: Stargate Digital
Frank Lawas
visual effects I/O supervisor: Stargate Digital
Sam Nicholson
visual effects producer: Stargate Digital
Anthony Ocampo
CG artist: Stargate Digital
Dianna Oliva-Day
VFX Producer: Stargate Digital, visual effects producer
Victor Scalise
visual effects editorial supervisor: Stargate Digital
Jaison Stritch
3D visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital
Peter V. Ware
visual effects producer: Stargate Digital
Stunts
Peter Bucossi
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Maqsood Ali
electrician: India
Donald M. Angst
electrician
Myles Aronowitz
still photographer
John Attwell
first assistant camera: India
Bruce Atwater
grip
Rita Banerji
camera trainee: India
Arjun Singh Bhurji
grip: India
Rebecca Brillhart
additional assistant camera
Kelly Britt
rigging best boy
Inder Burji
grip: India
Michael Cambria
second assistant camera
Caesar Carnevale
camera loader
Fred Chesterman
grip
Peter Colavito
electrician
Stephen Consentino
Steadicam operator
Balaram Dawande
electrician: India
Mulchand Dedhia
gaffer: India
John Dolan
key grip
Chris Drechsler
electrician
John W. Duvall
second grip foreman
Rosalyn Ellis
second assistant camera: India
Ken Ferris
camera operator
Jamie Gallagher
generator operator: base camp
Gary Hildebrand
best boy electric
Jerry Holway
additional Steadicam operator
Tukaram Joshi
electrician: India
Fred Kimble
grip
Anthony Lee
grip: India
Dieter Ludwig
unit photographer: India
Douglas Martines
video assistant
Peter Marzulli
generator operator
Tim Metivier
first assistant camera
K. Narayanan
electrician: India
Kabkeo Phothivongsa
electrician
Kashinath Ratate
electrician: India
Josh Roth
grip
Kamlesh Sadrani
electrician: India
Sanjay Sami
key grip: India
Frank Schumo
rigging best boy grip
Manav Sehgal
video assistant: India
Abdul Hamid Sheikh
electrician: India
Patrick Shelby
best boy grip
Charles Sherron
dolly grip
Darrin Smith
lamp operator
Eric Swanek
first assistant camera
Phil Testa
rigging gaffer
John Velez
gaffer
Rory Walsh
rigging key grip
Nina Zarnett
grip
Casting Department
Krista Bogetich
casting assistant
Kristine Bulakowski
extras casting
Kim Coleman
casting: Los Angeles
Uma Da Cunha
casting: India
Shelley Friedman
casting assistant
Carol Hanzel
additional casting: dance sequence
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
casting: UK
Varun Narain
extras casting: India
Driss Tijani
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liaqat Ali
tailor: India
Sabir Ali
costume assistant: India
Himani Dehlvi
assistant costume designer: India
Kate Edwards
costume supervisor
Patricia Eiben
additional costumer
Kevin P. Faherty
additional costumer
Ikrar Hussein
second costume assistant: India
Pilar Limosner
assistant costume designer
Marcia Patten
costume supervisor
Rose Marie C. Polansky
costumer
Editorial Department
Andrea Bottigliero
first assistant editor
Stephanie M. Casey
first assistant editor
John Dicker
apprentice editor: New York
Sunny Fuller
post-production assistant
Ernest Hernandez
post-production assistant
Jimmy Hill
second assistant editor: Los Angeles
Noa James Krauss
post-production coordinator
Christopher Kroll
first assistant editor
Sandra Nash
second assistant editor: New York
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Melanie Shannon
post-production assistant
Gwenn K. Smith
post-production coordinator
Mike Stanwick
color timer
Bryan Walsh
apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Julian Andraus
assistant editor
Music Department
Nick Angel
music supervisor
Jeff Atmajian
orchestrator
Kuljit Bhamra
musician: Indian percussion
Hugh Burns
musician: electric guitar and electric sitar
Edmund Choi
conductor
Paul Clarvis
musician: Indian percussion
Clem Clempson
musician: electric guitar and electric sitar
Peter Cobbin
music engineer
Chris Cozens
auricle control systems
Mitchell Dalton
musician: acoustic guitar and Spanish guitar
Andrew Dudman
assistant music engineer
Paul Dunne
musician: acoustic guitar and Spanish guitar
Isobel Griffiths
musician contractor
David Hartley
musician: electric piano and celeste
Chandru Jois
composer: theme music
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp and celtic harp
Helen Keen
musician: flute
Kirsten Lane
music consultant
Brett Morgan
musician: drums
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music: Universal Studios
John Parricelli
musician: acoustic guitar and Spanish guitar
Steve Parr
music mixer, music recordist
Andy Pask
musician: bass guitar
Craig Pruess
musician: sitar
Jay B. Richardson
music editor
Sonia Slany
musician: tampura
Mirek Stiles
assistant music engineer
Rosemary Warren-Green
orchestra leader
Robb Boyd
assistant music editor: temp
Alexandra Hill
music assistant
Daniel McIntosh
music playback
Transportation Department
Travis Bourne
driver
James Charleston
driver
Richard Chavannet
driver
Joseph Fay
transportation co-captain
Michael Fennimore
transportation captain
Kenny Gaskins
driver
Richard Greene
driver
Donald Gundacker
driver
Robert Johnson
driver
Thomas Kearns
driver
Raymond King
driver
Carl Koehnlein
driver
Robert Leddy
driver
Ravinder Malik
transportation coordinator: India
Robert D. Masucci
driver
Joe Medeiros
driver
Richard Peysson
driver
Tommy Plant
driver
John Rainey
driver
Vincent Russo III
driver
Chris Sparky
driver
Jerry Spellman
driver
Gilbert S. Williams
driver
Other Crew
Shafaqat Ali
pressman: India
Isha Anand
extras coordinator: India
Robyn Aronstam
script supervisor: India
G.D. Bakshi
caterer: India, craft service: India
Monica Barraza
production secretary
Shyam Bihari
office runner: India
Susan Bradley
title designer
Jackie Brandwein
first aid
Jim Carden
assistant accountant
Gaspar Chimbay
assistant chef
Asha Chopra
bookkeeper: India
Keith L. Cochrane
assistant parking coordinator
Patrick Corcoran
executive assistant: Allison Shearmur
Kathy Cossu
first aid
Taj Crown
voice-over: "Swami"
Sara Curran
head of legal/business affairs: Working Title Films
Tony Davis
production coordinator: Working Title Films
John DeSimone
production coordinator
Ram Dev
office runner: India
Varsha Dewan
location manager: India
Sally Douglass
payroll accountant
David Dreishpoon
craft service
Isaac Dunham
production assistant
Eric Francis
craft service assistant
Bill Garvey
location scout
Michele Gentille
personal assistant to actor
Shefali Ghosh
chief financial officer: Working Title Films
Sunil Gupta
unit doctor: India
Caddie Hastings
assistant: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Benjamin Heywood
on-set production assistant
Jason Ivey
on-set production assistant
Aliza James
assistant: Eric Fellner
Jen Johnson
parking coordinator
Thomas Johnston
script supervisor
Matthew Kania
location production assistant
Mary Ann Kellogg
choreographer
Islamuddin Khan
location assistant: India
Mohamed Khan
production coordinator
Jennifer Lyne
location scout
Gabrielle Mahon
assistant production coordinator
Karishma Mansukhani
assistant: Daisy von Scherler Mayer: India
David Ray Martin
assistant location manager
Annie Mathews
production coordinator: India
Nitya Mehra
set production assistant: India
Callum Metcalfe
assistant: Tim Bevan
David Miner
craft service assistant
Angela Morrison
chief operating officer: Working Title Films
Cathy Mortensen
unit publicist
G.D. Murthi
production accountant: India
Anne Marie Mustafa
product placement coordinator
Ronen Nahom
stand-in
G.K. Pillai
liaison officer: India
Matt Power
on-set production assistant
Martina Pozzi
on-set production assistant
Vikas Prajapati
set production assistant: India
Mary Prendergast
second accounting assistant
Hesh Sarmalkar
cultural consultant
Ruchi Sehgal
office production assistant: India
Abhinandan Sekhri
set production assistant: India
Reena Shah
assistant choreographer
Sheeraz Shah
vice president of legal and business affairs: Working Title Films
Amit Sharma
assistant extras coordinator: India
Bill Silcock
copyist
Mark Simone
production assistant: Los Angeles
Mahavir Singh
location assistant: India
Lohash Sood
set production assistant: India
Alex Stapleton
assistant: Michael London
Joseph Stephans
location assistant
Bryan Thomas
location manager
David Velasco
production assistant
Adam Vitalis
production accountant
Lucy Wainwright
legal advisor: Working Title Films
Sandra M. White
on-set production assistant
Sarah Jane Wright
production executive: Working Title Films
Dawn Bridgewater
production assistant
Peter Pamela Rose
adr loop group
Daniel Shepherd
assistant to producers
Thanks
Harry Ford
dedicatee
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Studio Canal
Working Title Films
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Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)
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RTL Entertainment
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Home Video
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Universal Pictures Video
Universal Studios Home Video
Miscellaneous
Abbey Road Studios
score recorded and mixed at
Island Records
soundtrack
Paramount Pictures
scenes from "Grease" courtesy of
UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack
Universal Records
soundtrack
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