"Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy."
Hugh Grant
as Allan
Supriya Pathak
as Gayatri
Soumitra Chatterjee
as Narendra Sen
Shabana Azmi
as Indira Sen
John Hurt
as Lucien Metz
Anne Brochet
as Guertie
Pierre-Loup Rajot
as Harold
Elisabeth Perceval
as Norinne
Anjan Dutt
as Khokha
Utpal Dutt
as The Priest / Postman / Beggar
Poornima Pathwardhan
as Lilou
Steve Potts
as Steve
Srirupa Chatterjee
as Supriya
Paban Das
as Singer (uncredited)
Biplab Dasgupta
as Globe Theater Manager (uncredited)
Nicolas Klotz
Director
Catherine Gorne-Achdjian
Wardrobe Designer
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Geneviève Peyralade
Makeup Artist
Nathalie Vierny
Script Supervisor
Emmanuel Machuel
Director of Photography
Roland Dhardiville
Assistant Director
Dominique Hennequin
Sound
Jean-Paul Mugel
Jean-Louis Monthieux
Production Manager
Marie-Christine Malbert
Unit Publicist
Didier Naert
Jean-François Naudon
Editor
Mircea Eliade
Novel
Brij Narayan
Original Music Composer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Screenplay