After refreshments at Viloo Villa, where they were to stay, van Gasteren and his crew went with Sarosh to Meherabad to film, and they returned to Meherazad that evening to film the surrounding countryside. Eruch and Francis talked with Louis for some time about Baba. Francis explained that Baba cannot be compared to any other personality in the world, no matter how great he may be, and van Gasteren seemed to understand, and was very drawn to Baba.
At dusk, van Gasteren climbed Seclusion Hill with his crew to film the sunset. He asked Eruch to silence the local grinding mill engines so that he could record "the silence of this place" for ten minutes. They were then driven back to Viloo Villa.
On Wednesday, 20 September 1967 Chhagan, Adi, Rustom Kaka, Manek, Bhagirath and Rangole brought seven lepers to Meherazad for the leper program. Waman brought the Kalchuris, and the Khilnanis and Sarosh were also present, as were Jalbhai, Beheram and Jehangu. Jagat Murari had requested permission through Jalbhai to be present to film the occasion in 35mm black and white, and Baba granted his request.
When Murari arrived with his film crew and C. V. Gopal, a professor of cinematography, Baba commented he was happy that Gopal came and joked with him, "Your wife loves me more than you do."
In good humor, Gopal replied, "I love you so much, Baba, my wife cannot possibly love you more than I do!"
For the first time since returning to Meherazad, Baba stepped out of his seclusion and came out of the hall to wash the feet of seven lepers.
Before starting, he stated, "Lepers are beautiful souls in ugly cages. By bowing down to the lepers, I am bowing down to myself. I am in them, I am everything and everyone. None of you here should touch the lepers freely; with me it is different."
As Baba began the program, Murari and van Gasteren were busy lining up their film shots. A squabble broke out between the two film crews, and Baba pointed to Eruch to go see what was the trouble.
Van Gasteren protested, "This is my day for filming! He is taking my shots!"