The Bengali Night
“Forbidden love... unspoken passion”
1988•2h 33m•6.6•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière, Nicolas Klotz
Revenue
$0M
Languages
French, English
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
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