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Sixth Happiness (1997) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Waris Hussein

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Firdaus Kanga ... (autobiography)

Cast (in credits order)  

Firdaus Kanga ... Brit Kotwal
Souad Faress ... Sera Kotwal
Khodus Wadia Khodus Wadia ... Sam Kotwal
Nina Wadia ... Dolly Kotwal
Ace Bhatti ... Cyrus (as Ahsen Bhatti)
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal ... Jeroo
Nisha Nayar ... Tina (as Nisha K. Nayar)
Indira Varma ... Amy
Roger Hammond ... Father Ferre
Sabira Merchant Sabira Merchant ... Madame Maneckshaw
Noshirwan Jehangir Noshirwan Jehangir ... Doctor
Dara Madon Dara Madon ... Old Parsee Man
Viju Khote ... Wagh Baba
Dina Chinoy Dina Chinoy ... Musical Daughter
Vijay Damania Vijay Damania ... Bank Clerk (as Vijaysen Damania)
Meral Durlabhji Meral Durlabhji ... Boy at Party
Dolly Dotiwalla Dolly Dotiwalla ... Plump Wife
Goolistan Gandhi Goolistan Gandhi ... Defarge
Aloo Hirjee Aloo Hirjee ... Old Woman at Funeral
Dilnaz Irani ... Daughter in Air-Raid Shelter
Meher Jehangir Meher Jehangir ... Vera Dinshaw
Mitho Jesia Mitho Jesia ... Woman in Air-Raid Shelter
Firdausi Jussawalla Firdausi Jussawalla ... Plump Husband
Arun Kannan Arun Kannan ... Rohit
Pratima Kazmi ... Wagh Baba's Assistant / Brothel Madam
Dharam Khan Dharam Khan ... Taxi Driver
Nimmi Kumar Nimmi Kumar ... Bank Assistant
Zeenia Mirza Zeenia Mirza ... Young Tina
Brenda Rodrigues Brenda Rodrigues ... Bank Secretary
Meera Syal ... Breathing Generator
Jaimishi Shivjiani Jaimishi Shivjiani ... Young Dolly
Zubin Tatna Zubin Tatna ... Dinsu Dinshaw
Pervin Wadia Pervin Wadia ... Cheerful Mother

Produced by 

Ben Gibson ... executive producer
Shama Habibullah ... line producer: India
Tatiana Kennedy ... producer
Eliza Mellor ... line producer
Frances-Anne Solomon ... executive producer

Music by 

Dominique Le Gendre

Cinematography by 

James Welland

Editing by 

Laurence Méry-Clark

Production Design by 

Lynne Whiteread

Art Direction by 

Tom Bowyer

Set Decoration by 

Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
Joanna Tague

Costume Design by 

Amal Allana

Makeup Department 

Alex King ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Jacquetta Levon ... hair designer / makeup designer

Production Management 

Iqbal Kidwai ... production manager
Rudabah Nanporia ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Connie Boylan ... second assistant director
Julie Edwards ... first assistant director
Batul Malik ... assistant director
Yusuf Mehta ... assistant director
Sujata Melmani ... assistant director

Art Department 

Matthew Amos ... painter
Ankush Bhirmane ... stand-by painter
Chris Browning ... stand-by prop
Antoine Colchester ... construction manager
Dan Dray ... assistant art director
Daniel Dray ... assistant art director
Nayantara Kalgutkar ... stand-by props
Chetana Prabhu ... buyer / set dresser
Suparna Sengupta ... property master
M. Shakir ... stand-by carpenter
Mary Pat Sheahan ... painter
Karen Whiteread ... painter

Sound Department 

Stewart Henderson ... sound editor
Aad Wirtz ... dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Denzil Armour-Brown ... focus puller
Rohington Behramsha ... clapper loader
Catherine Derry ... clapper loader
Avijit Mukul Kishore ... assistant camera
Barry Miller ... gaffer
Lucho Zuidema ... key grip

Casting Department 

Emma Style ... casting: UK
Dolly Thakore ... casting: India

Editorial Department 

Tom Kinnersly ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Tom Ashton ... musician
Clive Bell ... musician
Sian Bell ... musician
Paul Cheneour ... musician
Ralph De Souza ... musician
Sue Harrod ... musician
Dominique Le Gendre ... musician
Jocelyn Pook ... musician
Pandit Sharda Sahal ... musician
Kirsten Spratt ... musician

Script and Continuity Department 

Cathy Doubleday ... script supervisor
Paulette Warwick ... script editor

Additional Crew 

Christopher Cameron ... production executive
Anna Campeau ... production coordinator
Christopher Collins ... production executive
Patrick César ... choreographer
Shernaz Italia ... liaison: Delhi
Radhika Jha ... production assistant
Peter Maguire ... companion: Firdaus Kanga, India
Stephen Masters ... titles designer
Patrice Minery ... companion: Firdaus Kanga, UK
Rukhshana Mistry ... advisor: production accounts
Pankaj H. Pandya ... unit medical advisor (as Dr. Pankaj H. Pandya)
Sheena Peters ... liaison: Mumbai
Sonia Rai ... production assistant
Rajil Sayani ... production assistant
Sarah-Jane Wilson ... production coordinator
Michael Wood ... production accountant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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