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The Bengali Night

Forbidden love... unspoken passion

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.

2h 33m1988TMDb 6.6

Drama

French

Crew and Cast

Nicolas KlotzNicolas KlotzDirectorHugh GrantHugh GrantAllanShabana AzmiShabana AzmiIndira SenSupriya PathakSupriya PathakGayatriJohn HurtJohn HurtLucien MetzSoumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeNarendra SenAnne BrochetAnne BrochetGuertiePierre-Loup RajotPierre-Loup RajotHarold
Elisabeth PercevalNorinneAnjan DuttAnjan DuttKhokhaUtpal DuttUtpal DuttThe Priest · Postman · Beggar
Poornima PathwardhanLilouSteve PottsSteve PottsSteveBiplab DasguptaBiplab DasguptaGlobe Theater Manager
Paban DasSinger
Srirupa ChatterjeeSupriya

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
La nuit Bengali
Status
Released
Released
26 October 1988
Runtime
2h 33m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (4 votes)

Production

Director
Nicolas Klotz
Writers
Mircea Eliade, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nicolas Klotz

Box Office

Revenue
$80,912.0

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, English