Nevertheless, he was permitted to be Baba's driver that day — a rare privilege.
Baba was on his way to recontact the fifth-plane mast Mungsaji Maharaj, whom he had worked with a year before. The Hindu saint lived on the second floor of an apartment building. The minute Baba reached the place, Sam Kerawala was seen walking down the stairs. He saw Baba, but lowered his head without looking at him. Baba also turned his face away. As soon as Sam had reached the pavement, Baba ascended the stairs. When Sam cast a fleeting glance at him, Baba caught him looking and shook his head disapprovingly. Sam immediately walked away. Embarrassed, Jimmy was relieved to see Sam leave, as he did not want to be made a laughingstock with soap all over his face. Despite this incident, the contact with Mungsaji Maharaj was satisfactory.
Naja had accompanied the women to Bombay and was staying at Naoroji Dadachanji's place to help cook Baba's and the others' food, which Homa would then deliver to Mahim. Naja caught a cold, and someone advised her to take a large quantity of vitamin C. By mistake, she grabbed a mislabeled bottle and took an overdose of aspirin. She suffered a severe reaction, her eyeballs turned white and she fell unconscious. No one knew what was wrong with her, as Arnavaz, Nargis and Roda were under the impression that she had taken the vitamins. When Baba was informed, he sent Goher, who immediately diagnosed it as a drug overdose. Goher treated her and, by Baba's grace, Naja recovered.
During this period, the producer Gabriel Pascal, who had first met Baba in Switzerland in 1934, had come to India for a week to pursue his idea of making a film on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. He was also interested in producing a film about Meher Baba's life, now that earlier plans for Baba's own film ideas had been dropped. Adi Sr. communicated with him, but Pascal wanted to meet Baba personally. Pascal was informed of the New Life instructions, and he duly promised not to broach the subject of films in Baba's presence.
Baba met Pascal at Ashiana at 7:30 A.M. on Tuesday, 12 September 1950.
Baba lovingly told him, "You are my phoenix! You have been with me for several incarnations. I will help you to fulfill my mission in the West. Your career will soar higher than ever before."