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18 October 1979 (Portugal)
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Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels...
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Blu-ray Review: The Darjeeling Limited (Criterion Collection)
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Decadent, selfish characters with no social consciences - skip this surprising dud
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Shashi Kapoor | ... | Vikram |
| Jennifer Kendal | ... | Lucia Lane |
| Zia Mohyeddin | ... | Hari |
| Aparna Sen | ... | Mala |
| Utpal Dutt | ... | Bose |
| Nadira | ... | Anjana Devi |
| Pinchoo Kapoor | ... | Swamiji |
| Helen | ... | Heroine in Gold |
| Usha Iyer | ... | Cabaret Singer |
| Ruby Mayer | ... | Gopal Ma (as Sulochana) |
| Prayag Raj | ... | Director (as Prayag Raaj) |
| Jalal Agha | ... | Young Man |
| Anwar Ali | ... | Young Man |
| Mohan Nadkarni | ... | Young Man |
| Sukhdev | ... | Man at Bar |
| Harbans Darshan M. Arora | ... | Man at Bar (as Harbans Darshan) |
| Mirza Musharraf | ... | Fan (as Mirza Mushraff) |
| Sonoo Arora | ... | Heroine in Red |
| Sudarshan Dhir | ... | Choreographer |
| Peter Howard | ... | Ashram Inmates |
| Angelika Saleh | ... | Ashram Inmates |
| Nicholas Lear | ... | Ashram Inmates |
| Tommy Reeves | ... | Ashram Inmates (as Tom Reeves) |
| David Gladwell | ... | Ashram Inmates |
| Iftekhar | ... | Vizarat Khan |
| Kamala Mehra | ... | Operator |
| Dattaram Wadkar | ... | Playback Singer (as Ditta Ram) |
| Mohan Dingra | ... | Jeweller |
| Saudagar Singh | ... | Wrestlers |
| Vasant Singh | ... | Wrestlers |
| Avadh N. Singh | ... | Referee |
| Shama Hussein | ... | Two Ladies |
| Indu Lele | ... | Two Ladies |
| Louis de Souza | ... | Servant |
 | Ismail Merchant | ... | Fate Machine Producer |
Directed by | |||
| James Ivory | |||
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| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | (screenplay) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala) & | |
| James Ivory | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ismail Merchant | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal | (as Jaikishan) | ||
| Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi | (as Shankar) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Subrata Mitra | |||
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| David Gladwell | |||
Production Design by | |||
| A. Rangaraj | (as A. Ranga Raj) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nath Grover | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Narendra Kumar | .... | production manager | |
| Abbas Shaikh | .... | assistant production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Shama Habibullah | .... | third assistant director | |
| Awtar Krishna Kaul | .... | second assistant director (as Awtar Kaul) | |
| Tommy Reeves | .... | assistant director (as Tom Reeves) | |
Art Department | |||
| Gyanchand | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mangesh Desai | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| A.K. Parmar | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Narinder Singh | .... | sound recordist (as Narenda Singh) | |
| Prabhakar Supare | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| M.B. Ansari | .... | electrician | |
| Adeep Tandon | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Hassan Sheikh | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| John Dowdell | .... | telecine colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Asha Bhosle | .... | playback singer | |
| Kishore Kumar | .... | playback singer | |
| Mohammad Rafi | .... | playback singer | |
| Shankar-Jaikishan | .... | musical director | |
| Usha Uthup | .... | playback singer | |
Other crew | |||
| Sudarshan Dhir | .... | choreographer | |
| Mohan Sawh | .... | unit publicist (as Mohan S. Bawa) | |
| Mohamed Shafi | .... | production controller | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Dia Films (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Odyssey Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
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112 min | UK:105 min
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To the point - depressing with almost no redeeming qualities. If you want to see a movie about decadent society where the characters live in their own world, totally selfish and painfully and immaturely oblivious to how their actions may affect others, or if you can at least get over this, you may enjoy the sets of a movie in the movie and perhaps some of the costumes. I picked up this video from my public library expecting something great from Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala, but was badly disappointed. Sometimes a film leaves you feeling sad and incredulous, and usually when it does, it is for good reason, causing you to focus on elements of human nature or society and perhaps moving us to action. This film left me with negative feelings, but with very little good to remember or be inspired by. I wish I hadn't seen it - but I may have missed something that others may find corresponds to good film. 3 or 4 stars out of 10.
--Dilip, written minutes after watching this video on Aug. 29, 2003