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Directed by
Paul Mayeda Berges 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Gurinder Chadha (screenplay) &
Paul Mayeda Berges (screenplay)

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (novel)

Cast (in credits order)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ... Tilo (as Aishwarya Rai)

Dylan McDermott ... Doug
Nitin Ganatra ... Haroun Rehman
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ... Kwesi

Caroline Chikezie ... Myisha

Anupam Kher ... Geeta's Grandfather
Shaheen Khan ... Jagit's Mother
Sonny Gill Dulay ... Jagjit

Nina Young ... Doug's Mother
Toby Marlow ... Young Doug

Padma Lakshmi ... Geeta
Zohra Sehgal ... First Mother (as Zohra Segal)
Paul Bhattacharjee ... Satish - Geeta's dad

Ayesha Dharker ... Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor
Rebecca Bowden ... Bougainvillea Girl
Harvey Virdi ... Geeta's Mother

Cosima Shaw ... Doug's Ex-Girlfriend
Anthony Zaki ... Doctor
Bansaree Madhani ... Young Tilo (as Bansree Madhani)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cabran E. Chamberlain ... Japanese Tea Garden Customer (uncredited)
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Produced by
Jane Barclay .... executive producer
Susan Cartsonis .... executive producer
Gurinder Chadha .... producer
Steve Christian .... executive producer
James Clayton .... executive producer
Mark Hubbard .... line producer: UK
Hannah Leader .... executive producer
Deepak Nayar .... producer
Tabrez Noorani .... line producer: USA
Duncan Reid .... executive producer
Pravesh Sahni .... line producer: India
 
Original Music by
Craig Pruess 
 
Cinematography by
Santosh Sivan 
 
Film Editing by
Alex Rodríguez 
 
Casting by
Carrie Hilton 
 
Production Design by
Amanda McArthur 
 
Art Direction by
John Reid 
 
Set Decoration by
Bridget Menzies 
 
Costume Design by
Stewart Meachem 
 
Makeup Department
Charmaine Fuller .... hair designer
Charmaine Fuller .... makeup designer
Charlotte Rogers .... hair assistant
Charlotte Rogers .... makeup assistant
 
Production Management
Debbie Brubaker .... unit production manager: Northern California
Emma Zee .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Acharya .... first assistant director: India
Gino Caputi .... second assistant director: USA
Dan Channing-Williams .... third assistant director (as Dan Channing Williams)
Mike Elliott .... first assistant director
Kiran Gonsalves .... first assistant director: USA
Marcy Guiragossian .... second second assistant director: USA
Anthony Wilcox .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Graham Baker .... head rigger
Katherine Covell .... set decorator: USA
Mariya Mariyan Fernandes .... art researcher
Muffin Green .... property master
Ben Johnson .... dressing prop daily
Jessica M. Lapin .... on-set dresser: San Francisco
Adam A. Makin .... set constructor
Russ Milligan .... carpenter: San Francisco unit (as Russ Mulligan)
Mark Van Osborne II .... leadman: USA
Dave Reed .... construction manager
John Reid .... assistant art director
Chris Ulusele .... stand-by props
Rod Whiting .... props
 
Sound Department
Julie Ankerson .... foley artist
Bryan Bowen .... supervising sound editor
James Clark .... studio trainee
Brian Dettor .... boom operator: San Francisco
Nick Foley .... adr recordist
John Hayes .... production sound mixer
Dave Humphries .... foley editor
Richard Lewis .... sound re-recording mixer
Steven Parker .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Naiki Rossell .... dialogue editor
Johnathan Rush .... studio assistant
Paul Schwartz .... boom operator
Ted Swanscott .... adr mixer
Keith Tunney .... sound editor
 
Visual Effects by
Mei-Ming Casino .... visual effects producer: Framestore-CFC
Adam Hawkes .... retouch and restoration
Jan Hogevold .... production Executiveo: Framestore CFC
Adam Inglis .... colourist: Framestore CFC
Philippe Leprince .... compositor: Framestore-CFC
John Peter Li .... compositor
Craig Lyn .... visual effects supervisor
Sarah Micallef .... digital intermediate producer: Framestore CFC
Maria Michalopoulou .... data operator: Framestore CFC
Tom Partridge .... visual effects editor: Framestore CFC
Alex Payman .... lead compositor
Donna Smith .... visual effects editorial: Framestore-CFC
Doron Zar .... digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
 
Stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi .... stunt double
Thomas M. Ficke .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Anthony .... electrician: Bay Area
Paul Bates .... best boy
Ross Grainger .... electrician
James Kumarelas .... best boy electric
Darrell M. Lee .... electrician: San Francisco
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip
Gerardo Merino .... dolly grip
David Moir .... still photographer
Sean Prichard .... key grip: USA
Pat Sweeney .... gaffer
Paciano Triunfo .... grip
 
Casting Department
Tamara Notcutt .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denny Colliver .... costume supervisor: San Francisco
 
Editorial Department
Nina Bradley .... assistant editor
Trevor Brown .... colorist
Stephen Haren .... assistant editor
Jason Wheeler .... negative cutter
Doron Zar .... digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
Matthew Streatfield .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
 
Transportation Department
Adam M. Dunne-De'Coligny .... transportation coordinator
Cindy Mah .... talent driver
Marc Wall .... picture car wrangler
 
Other crew
Heather Baker .... production accountant
Tessa Beazley .... production coordinator
Brad Beedle .... production medic
Michael Cole .... production assistant: san francisco
Atticus Culver-Rease .... production assistant: San Francisco
Susan Dretzka .... production coordinator
Navit Dutt .... production assistant
Emily L.G. Goodwin .... production assistant: San Francisco
Michael Greggans .... stand-in: USA
Lucy Hassan .... double
Donata Russo .... production secretary
Carlo Silvio .... epk director: San Francisco
Brad Ungar .... production assistant: San Francisco
Jason Wheeler .... location scout
 

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