Dev Anand was approached by American director Tad Danielewski and Pearl Buck to be cast in an American film based on a novel by an Indian author . Although Dev Anand had refused , he took up the opportunity for a collaboration when he met Tad again at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival . Somebody suggested '' The Guide '' . Dev Anand purchased the book and read it at one go . He called up Pearl who invited him to the United States to discuss the project . With their approval , he called up R. K. Narayan and procured the rights to the book
1962 Berlin Film Festival
12th Berlin International Film Festival
Guide (film)