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