Ismail Merchant on Merchant Ivory Productions and Indian Cinema, in Paris

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A quick glimpse of Merchant Ivory Productions office can be seen. The poster of the famous Ivory productions movie Jefferson in Paris is hung on the wall. Posters of famous movies like "Bombay Talkies", "Autobiography of a Princess", "The Wild Party" and "Roseland", "Muhafiz", "The Perfect Murder" etc are seen adorning the walls. Producer and Director Ismail Merchant , the owner of Merchant Ivory Productions speaks regarding the Film Festival of India 96 ,"I think atleast the wonderful collection of films that is being shown Indian,French,German, East European countries, American, British Films so atleast gives the opportunity of people comingv together and seeing things ypu know what other countries are making so it's a very interesting andd healthy and wonderful way of obeserving and see