''Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures'' is a 1978

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by Merchant Ivory Productions (written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant) set in India, starring UK stage actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft. It later received a limited theatrical release in 1979.

Plot synopsis

A group of thieves descend upon an Indian palace to steal a collection of valuable paintings. The group includes Lady Gee ( Peggy Ashcroft), a museum curator; the Maharaja ( Victor Banerjee), his sister Bonnie ( Aparna Sen) who wants to sell the paintings to

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, and a few others.

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1978 films British Indian films English-language Indian films Films directed by James Ivory Merchant Ivory Productions films Films with screenplays by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1970s English-language films {{india-film-stub