The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
Timing: 2:4 (124 min)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - TMDB rating
6.944/10
1295
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Kinopoisk rating
7.422/10
38178
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - IMDB rating
7.2/10
104000

Actors and characters

Photo Bill Nighy #15726Photo Bill Nighy #15727Photo Bill Nighy #15728Photo Bill Nighy #15729

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy
Character Douglas Ainslie
Photo Maggie Smith #9962Photo Maggie Smith #9963Photo Maggie Smith #9964Photo Maggie Smith #9965

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith
Character Muriel Donnelly
Photo Tom Wilkinson #29052Photo Tom Wilkinson #29053Photo Tom Wilkinson #29054Photo Tom Wilkinson #29055

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson
Character Graham Dashwood
Photo Judi Dench #13745Photo Judi Dench #13746Photo Judi Dench #66909Photo Judi Dench #66910

Judi Dench

Judi Dench
Character Evelyn Greenslade
Photo Dev Patel #38145Photo Dev Patel #38146Photo Dev Patel #38147Photo Dev Patel #38148

Dev Patel

Dev Patel
Character Sonny Kapoor
Photo Penelope Wilton #37780

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton
Character Jean Ainslie
Photo Celia Imrie #44539Photo Celia Imrie #44540Photo Celia Imrie #44541

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie
Character Madge Hardcastle
Photo Ronald Pickup #83730Photo Ronald Pickup #83731

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup
Character Norman Cousins
Photo Ramona Marquez #57980Photo Ramona Marquez #57981

Ramona Marquez

Ramona Marquez
Character Madge's Grandchild
Hugh Dickson
Character Judge
Patrick Pearson
Character Graham's Colleague
Photo Liza Tarbuck #113140Photo Liza Tarbuck #113141

Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck
Character Nurse
Photo Tina Desai #113142Photo Tina Desai #113143

Tina Desai

Tina Desai
Character Sunaina
Photo Lillete Dubey #113144Photo Lillete Dubey #113145

Lillete Dubey

Lillete Dubey
Character Mrs. Kapoor
Photo Lucy Robinson #89881
Lucy Robinson
Character Judith
Photo Sara Stewart #29084
Sara Stewart
Character Madge's Daughter
Photo Louise Brealey #92802

Louise Brealey

Louise Brealey
Character Hairdresser
Photo Richard Cubison #14589
Richard Cubison
Character Douglas' Golf Partner
Photo Paul Bhattacharjee #36644
Paul Bhattacharjee
Character Dr Ghujarapartinder
Photo Siddharth Makkar #113146
Siddharth Makkar
Character Jay
Seema Azmi
Character Anokhi
Honey Chhaya
Character Young Wasim
Photo Nina Kulkarni #113147
Nina Kulkarni
Character Guarika
Photo Jay Villiers #97195
Jay Villiers
Character Evelyn's Son
Photo Paul Bentall #53404
Paul Bentall
Character Evelyn's Lawyer
Glen Davies
Character Taxi Driver
Photo Rajendra Gupta #92987
Rajendra Gupta
Character Manoj
Catherine Terris
Character Graham's C;leaner
Vishnu Sharma
Character Mr Maruthi
Simon Wilson
Character Madge's Son-in-Law
Photo James Rawlings #75675
James Rawlings
Character Estate Agent

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on the 2004 novel *These Foolish Things* by British author Deborah Moggach. To coincide with the film's release in February 2012, the book was reissued under the title *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A Novel*.
  • In one scene of the film, Penelope Wilton's character is reading the novel *Tulip Fever*, also written by Deborah Moggach.
  • For filming, the filmmakers chose the Rawla Khempur hotel. It is located in the small village of Khempur, 50 kilometers from the large city of Udaipur, in the state of Rajasthan. Formerly a royal palace, it was later converted into a hotel for tourists. The hotel owner, Rawla Khempur, was so pleased with the work of the decorators that he decided to leave all the rooms and premises in that condition for future guests.
  • The film is an adaptation of the 2004 novel 'These Foolish Things' by British author Deborah Moggach. To coincide with the film's release in February 2012, the book was republished under the title 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.'
  • In one of the film's scenes, the character played by Penelope Wilton reads the novel "Tulip Fever," which was also written by Deborah Moggach.
  • Peter O'Toole and Julie Christie were originally intended to play the roles of Norman and Madge.
  • Tom Wilkinson's character is named Graham Dashwood. Previously, Tom Wilkinson played Mr. Dashwood in the classic British adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" (1995).
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