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The Householder (1963)
100 min | Comedy, Drama

The Householder (1963)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

A young Indian newlywed finds his independent wife troublesome and seeks help and advice from his overbearing mother, a supposedly worldly wise friend, an American seeker of enlightenment and a swami.

Director

James Ivory

Writer

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (novel) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala) (screenplay) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala) (dialogue) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala)

Producer

Ismail Merchant

Composer

Ali Akbar Khan (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)

Cinematographer

Subrata Mitra

Editor

Raja Ram Khetle

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Updated Oct 21, 1963

Release date

Oct 21, 1963 (United States)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Shashi Kapoor Prem Sagar Prem Sagar See fewer	Deewaar (1975)
Leela Naidu Indu Indu See fewer	Baghi (1964)
Durga Khote The Mother The Mother See fewer	Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Achala Sachdev Mrs. Saigal Mrs. Saigal See fewer	Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Harindranath Chattopadhyay Mr. Chadda (as Harin Chattopadayaya) Mr. Chadda (as Harin Chattopadayaya) See fewer	Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963)
Pahadi Sanyal The Swami (as Pahari Sanyal) The Swami (as Pahari Sanyal) See fewer	Sapurey (1939)
Romesh Thapar Mr. Khanna Mr. Khanna See fewer	The Householder (1963)
Walter Woolf King Professor (as Walter King) Professor (as Walter King) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Patsy Dance Kitty Kitty See fewer	Homicide (1964)
Indu Lele Mrs. Khanna Mrs. Khanna See fewer	Bombay Talkie (1970)
Prayag Raj Raj (as Prayag Raaj) Raj (as Prayag Raaj) See fewer	Coolie (I) (1983)
Pinchoo Kapoor Mr. Saigal Mr. Saigal See fewer	Don (1978)
Praveen Paul 2nd Lady 2nd Lady See fewer	Zulm Ka Badla (1985)
Usha Amin 1st Lady 1st Lady See fewer	The Householder (1963)
Shama Beg Mrs. Raj Mrs. Raj See fewer	The Householder (1963)
Pro Sen Sohanlal Sohanlal See fewer	The Householder (1963)
Jabeen Jalil Bobo Bobo See fewer	Panchayat (1958)
Ernest Castaldo Ernest Ernest See fewer	The Householder (1963)
Ismail Merchant Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Howards End (1992)