The Bengali Night
Forbidden love... unspoken passion
1988 · 2h 33m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Nicolas Klotz
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.
Director and cast
- Nicolas Klotz Director
- Hugh Grant as Allan
- Shabana Azmi as Indira Sen
- Supriya Pathak as Gayatri
- John Hurt as Lucien Metz
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Narendra Sen
- Anne Brochet as Guertie
- Pierre-Loup Rajot as Harold
- Elisabeth Perceval as Norinne
- Anjan Dutt as Khokha
- Utpal Dutt as The Priest / Postman / Beggar
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