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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Year:

2012

Duration:

124 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

John Madden

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2012-05-25

Filming Locations: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $737,051 (USA) (6 May 2012)

Gross: $46,412,041 (USA) (25 October 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Raoul Marquez

Judi Dench

Evelyn Greenslade

Tom Wilkinson

Graham Dashwood

Patrick Pearson

Graham's Colleague

Hugh Dickson

Judge

James Rawlings

Estate Agent

Bill Nighy

Douglas Ainslie

Penelope Wilton

Jean Ainslie

Maggie Smith

Muriel Donnelly

Liza Tarbuck

Staff Nurse

Paul Bhattacharjee

Dr. Ghujarapartidar

Lucy Robinson

Judith

Ronald Pickup

Norman Cousins

Celia Imrie

Madge Hardcastle

Simon Wilson

Madge's Son-in-Law

Sara Stewart

Madge's Daughter

Ramona Marquez

Madge's Grandchild

Glen Davies

Taxi Driver

Jay Villiers

Evelyn's Son

Paul Bentall

Evelyn's Lawyer

Louise Brealey

Hairdresser (as Loo Brealey)

Catherine Terris

Graham's Cleaner

Richard Cubison

Douglas' Golf Partner

Josh Cohen

Paramedic

Josh Cole

Airport Security Guard

Dev Patel

Sonny Kapoor

Bhuvnesh Shetty

Muriel's Physiotherapist

Honey Chhaya

Young Wasim

Shubraojyoti Barat

Public Records Official

N. Kumar

Rickshaw Driver /

Hem Acharya

Boy Playing Cricket

Kailash Vijay

Rickshaw Driver /

Tina Desai

Sunaina

Sid Makkar

Jay

Seema Azmi

Anokhi

Vishnu Sharma

Mr. Maruthi

Lillete Dubey

Mrs. Kapoor

Denzil Smith

Viceroy Club Secretary

Jagdish Sharma

Maharajah

Sandeep Lele

Viceroy Club Barman

Diana Hardcastle

Carol

Neeraj Kadela

Market Salesman

S.N. Purohit

Tap Shop Owner

Shiv Palawat

Tea Room Waiter

Mahesh Udeshi

Doctor at Clinic

Neena Kulkarni

Gaurika

Rajendra Gupta

Manoj

Gagan Mishra

Restaurant Owner

A.R. Rama

Rickshaw Driver / Jean

Sukesh Khosla

Rajan - Airline Agent

Fiaz Ali

Indian Passenger

Victoria Jane Appleton

European Passenger (uncredited)

Israr Azam

Hospital Porter (uncredited)

Russell Balogh

Lawyer (uncredited)

Atul Sharma

Indian Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton previously played husband and wife in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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Peter O'Toole and Julie Christie were to play the parts of Norman and Madge but were later replaced by Ronald Pickup and Celia Imrie. Additionally director John Madden went on to say that Eileen Atkins and John Hurt were another two actors considered for parts.

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Penelope Wilton (Jean) is reading Tulip Fever, a novel by Deborah Moggach, on whose novel the film is based. The film is based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. The film Tulip Fever (2015) is in development.

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Goofs

When they arrive at the airport all the members of the group already have a heavy sun tan, even though they have only just arrived in India and they did not have these tans when they were in England.

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Quotes

Madge Hardcastle: One was rather hoping to fly under the radar, but one is a member of the royal family.

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Jean: In fact, I think I've been looking for you for a very long time.

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Evelyn: Didn't you have a girlfriend?

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