Gordon Warnecke

Character: Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Character: Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Character: Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Character: Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Character: Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Character: Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Character: Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Character: Rachel

Richard Graham

Character: Genghis

Garry Cooper

Character: Squatter

Charu Bala Chokshi

Character: Bilquis

Persis Maravala

Character: Nasser's Elder Daughter

Nisha Kapur

Character: Nasir's Younger Daughter

Walter Donohue

Character: Dick O'Donnell

Neil Cunningham

Character: Englishman

Gurdial Sira

Character: Zaki

Stephen Marcus

Character: Moose

Ram John Holder

Character: Poet

Dawn Archibald

Character: Gang Member #1

Jonathan Moore

Character: Gang Member #2

Gerard Horan

Character: Telephone Man

Bhasker Patel

Character: Tariq

Badi Uzzaman

Character: Dealer

Ayub Khan-Din

Character: Student

Dulice Liecier

Character: Girl in Disco

Chris Pitt

Character: Kid #1

Kerryann White

Character: Kid #2

Colin Campbell

Character: Madame Butterfly Man

Sheila Chitnis

Character: Zaki's Wife

Winston Graham

Character: Jamaican #1

Dudley Thomas

Character: Jamaican #2