Julie Christie

Character: Anne

Greta Scacchi

Character: Olivia Rivers

Shashi Kapoor

Character: The Nawab

Nickolas Grace

Character: Harry Hamilton-Paul

Christopher Cazenove

Character: Douglas Rivers

Zakir Hussain

Character: Inder Lal, Anne's landlord

Julian Glover

Character: Crawford

Susan Fleetwood

Character: Mrs. Crawford

Patrick Godfrey

Character: Dr Saunders

Jennifer Kendal

Character: Mrs. Saunders

Charles McCaughan

Character: Chid

Madhur Jaffrey

Character: Begum Mussarat Jahan

Barry Foster

Character: Major Minnies

Ratna Pathak Shah

Character: Ritu

Tarla Mehta

Character: Inder Lal's Mother

Sajid Khan

Character: Dacoit Chief

Amanda Walker

Character: Lady Mackleworth

Praveen Paul

Character: Maji

Jayant Kripalani

Character: Dr Gopal

Sudha Chopra

Character: Chief Princess

Daniel Chatto

Character: Party Guest

Ismail Merchant

Character: Indish Guy (uncredited)