''Autobiography of a Princess'' is a 1975 film directed by James Ivory and starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey. It was written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant.

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An Indian

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( Madhur Jaffrey), long-divorced and living in self-enforced exile in 1970s London, spends time with her father's ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib ( James Mason), watching film footage of Royal India and talking of a past world. There is a great deal of fascinating real-life footage and interviews with India's royalty: the Maharajas of India and the end they faced due to the 1960s socialist reforms introduced by India's then Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

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In 2014, the Oregon Cartoon Institute brought James Ivory to Portland, Oregon, to appear in person at the Hollywood Theatre, to present two films he had personally chosen from the dozens he had directed. On 11 October it was ''Autobiography of a Princess'' (1975), shown in 35mm. Mr. Ivory introduced the film to the audience.James Ivory introduces his ...
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1975 films British Indian films English-language Indian films Merchant Ivory Productions films Films directed by James Ivory Films with screenplays by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1970s English-language films Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi {{india-film-stub

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