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The Bengali Night

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The Bengali Night

Forbidden love... unspoken passion

5.8

2h 33m

1988

“Forbidden love... unspoken passion”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Nicolas Klotz

Drama

based on novel or bookcalcutta1930s

Cast & Crew

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

as Allan

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

as Indira Sen

Supriya Pathak

Supriya Pathak

as Gayatri

John Hurt

John Hurt

as Lucien Metz

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

as Narendra Sen

Anne Brochet

Anne Brochet

as Guertie

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Pierre-Loup Rajot

as Harold

Elisabeth Perceval

as Norinne

Anjan Dutt

Anjan Dutt

as Khokha

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