The Bengali Night

The Bengali Night

153 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1988

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.

The Bengali Night

153 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1988

The Bengali Night
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title La nuit Bengali
Directors Roland Dhardiville, Nathalie Vierny, Nicolas Klotz
Writers Mircea Eliade, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

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