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The Mystic Masseur
Directed by
Ismail Merchant
Written by
Caryl Phillips (based on the novel by V. S. Naipaul)
Produced by
Nayeem Hafizka and Richard Hawley
Starring
Om Puri Aasif Mandvi Ayesha Dharker Rajendra D.
Music by
Zakir Hussain Richard Robbins
Release date
2001 (2001)
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Language
Trinidadian English
The Mystic Masseur is a 2001 Merchant Ivory film based on the novel of the same name by V. S. Naipaul.[1] It is one of relatively few films directed by Ismail Merchant, who is better known as the producer in the Merchant Ivory partnership, and addresses issues of Hindu subculture in Trinidad and Tobago.
The movie was the first film adaptation of a novel by Naipaul.[2] It was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago and was released in 2001, to lukewarm response. The screenplay is by Caryl Phillips. The film features performances by Om Puri and Aasif Mandvi, and original music by Zakir Hussain.
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