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# The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012): cast and crew

32 cast and 29 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Bill Nighy](https://film.one/person/bill-nighy.md) as Douglas Ainslie
- [Maggie Smith](https://film.one/person/maggie-smith.md) as Muriel Donnelly
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://film.one/person/tom-wilkinson.md) as Graham Dashwood
- [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md) as Evelyn Greenslade
- [Dev Patel](https://film.one/person/dev-patel.md) as Sonny Kapoor
- [Penelope Wilton](https://film.one/person/penelope-wilton.md) as Jean Ainslie
- [Celia Imrie](https://film.one/person/celia-imrie.md) as Madge Hardcastle
- [Ronald Pickup](https://film.one/person/ronald-pickup.md) as Norman Cousins
- [Tina Desai](https://film.one/person/tina-desai.md) as Sunaina
- [Lillete Dubey](https://film.one/person/lillete-dubey.md) as Mrs. Kapoor
- [Diana Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/diana-hardcastle.md) as Carol Parr
- [Ramona Marquez](https://film.one/person/ramona-marquez.md) as Madge's Grandchild
- [Sara Stewart](https://film.one/person/sara-stewart.md) as Madge's Daughter
- Hugh Dickson as Judge
- Patrick Pearson as Graham's Colleague
- [Liza Tarbuck](https://film.one/person/liza-tarbuck.md) as Nurse
- Lucy Robinson as Judith
- [Louise Brealey](https://film.one/person/louise-brealey.md) as Hairdresser
- Richard Cubison as Douglas' Golf Partner
- Paul Bhattacharjee as Dr Ghujarapartinder
- Siddharth Makkar as Jay
- Seema Azmi as Anokhi
- Honey Chhaya as Young Wasim
- Nina Kulkarni as Guarika
- Jay Villiers as Evelyn's Son
- Paul Bentall as Evelyn's Lawyer
- Glen Davies as Taxi Driver
- Rajendra Gupta as Manoj
- Catherine Terris as Graham's C;leaner
- Vishnu Sharma as Mr Maruthi
- Simon Wilson as Madge's Son-in-Law
- James Rawlings as Estate Agent

## Directing

- [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md): Director
- Kim Armitage: Script Supervisor

## Writing

- [Ol Parker](https://film.one/person/ol-parker.md): Screenplay
- [Deborah Moggach](https://film.one/person/deborah-moggach.md): Novel

## Production

- [Graham Broadbent](https://film.one/person/graham-broadbent.md): Producer
- Michelle Guish: Casting
- [Peter Czernin](https://film.one/person/peter-czernin.md): Producer
- Seher Aly Latif: Casting

## Camera

- [Ben Davis](https://film.one/person/ben-davis.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Chris Gill](https://film.one/person/chris-gill.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- Resul Pookutty: Sound Recordist
- [Thomas Newman](https://film.one/person/thomas-newman.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- [Peter Francis](https://film.one/person/peter-francis.md): Supervising Art Director
- [Alan MacDonald](https://film.one/person/alan-macdonald.md): Production Design
- Dilip More: Art Direction
- Tina Jones: Set Decoration
- Andrew Rothschild: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Kamlesh U. Shinde: Assistant Makeup Artist
- Beverley Binda: Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor
- [Louise Stjernsward](https://film.one/person/louise-stjernsward.md): Costume Design
- Daniel Phillips: Makeup & Hair
- Menaka Remei Chinal: Assistant Hairstylist
- Xavier Peter D'Souza: Assistant Makeup Artist
- Luize Joyce Margaret: Assistant Hairstylist

## Visual effects

- Karen Clarke: Visual Effects Producer

## Crew

- Shiva Nanda: Special Effects Coordinator
- Sham Kaushal: Stunt Coordinator
- Raju Atkar: Transportation Captain
- Dean Moran: Transportation Coordinator

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