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. The film stars Jimi Mistry as the eponymous character, Heather Graham as the actress he learns from, and Marisa Tomei, who helps him reach his guru status among her socialite New York City friends. Ramu Gupta , a dance... teacher, leaves his native city Delhi, India, to seek his fortune in the United States. He is lured by the exaggerations of his cousin, Vijay, who has already moved to New York City. Vijay's deception is the first of several that drive the plot. Seeking work as an actor, the naïve Ramu unknowingly lands a role in a pornographic film. That evening he accompanies Vijay and his roommates on a catering job at a society birthday party. When the Indian swami hired to address the party falls into drunken oblivion, Ramu takes his place.
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| Release date: | August 23, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tim Bevan, Michael London, Eric Fellner |
| Editor: | Bruce Green, Cara Silverman |
| Music by: | David Carbonara |
| Cinematography: | John de Borman |
| Screenplay by: | Tracey Jackson |
| Estimated budget: | $11,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |