narayan's book "the guide" was adapted into the hindi film "guide", directed by vijay anand. an english-language version was also released. narayan was not happy with the way the film was made and its deviation from the book; he wrote a column in "life magazine", "the misguided guide," criticising the film. the book was also adapted to a broadway play by harvey breit and patricia rinehart, and was staged at hudson theatre in 1968 with zia mohyeddin playing the lead role and a music score by ravi shankar.