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The Bengali Night

Forbidden love... unspoken passion
Oct 26, 1988 · 2h 33m
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Drama

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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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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
Directed by Nicolas Klotz

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
$80,912
Country
FR, GB, CH

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