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The Bengali Night

5.8/10

October 26, 1988

153 minutes

Nicolas Klotz

Drama

Overview

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.

Movie Details

Release Date

October 26, 1988

Runtime

153 minutes

Director

Nicolas Klotz

Rating

5.8/10

Cast

Hugh Grant

Allan

Shabana Azmi

Indira Sen

Supriya Pathak

Gayatri

John Hurt

Lucien Metz

Soumitra Chatterjee

Narendra Sen

Anne Brochet

Guertie

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Harold

Elisabeth Perceval

Norinne

Anjan Dutt

Khokha

Utpal Dutt

The Priest / Postman / Beggar

Poornima Pathwardhan

Lilou

Steve Potts

Steve

Biplab Dasgupta

Globe Theater Manager (uncredited)

Paban Das

Singer (uncredited)

Srirupa Chatterjee

Supriya