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The Bengali Night

1988·Drama·2h 33m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Nicolas Klotz
based on novel or book
calcutta
1930s
IMDB
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Cast

Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Allan
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Indira Sen
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak
Gayatri
John Hurt
John Hurt
Lucien Metz
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee
Narendra Sen
Anne Brochet
Anne Brochet
Guertie
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Harold
Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt
Khokha
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
The Priest / Postman / Beggar
Steve Potts
Steve Potts
Steve
Biplab Dasgupta
Biplab Dasgupta
Globe Theater Manager (uncredited)

Crew

Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Jean-François Naudon
Jean-François Naudon
Editor
Jean-Paul Mugel
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Jean-Louis Monthieux
Jean-Louis Monthieux
Production Manager
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade
Novel

Popular Reviews

8 reviews
jane kingsley
jane kingsley
1.0★ · 05/16/26
The Bengali Night
sorry what the fuck was that???
to the person who recommended this to me, PRAY I NEVER CATCH YOU
sorry what the fuck was that???
to the person who recommended this to me, PRAY I NEVER CATCH YOU
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Lara
Lara
1.0★ · 06/27/25
The Bengali Night
Two words to describe this, horrifyingly jarring.
Two words to describe this, horrifyingly jarring.
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cherie
cherie
3.6★ · 01/24/25
The Bengali Night
had to dig through the hugh grant rom com archives to find this ao3 self insert fan fiction #slight rape/non-con #slow burn
had to dig through the hugh grant rom com archives to find this ao3 self insert fan fiction #slight rape/non-con #slow burn
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Nugget_Meowl
Nugget_Meowl
8.0★ · 02/20/24
The Bengali Night
Watched it just for Hugh Grant
Watched it just for Hugh Grant
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mimi
mimi
3.0★ · 01/09/23
The Bengali Night
too many 240p foot shots
too many 240p foot shots
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