The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
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- PG
- 2h 2min
- Comedy, Drama
- 06 Mar 2015 (USA)
- Movie
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals, Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
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- 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Dev Patel | ... |
Sonny Kapoor
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| Maggie Smith | ... |
Muriel Donnelly
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| Danny Mahoney | ... |
Car Valet
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| David Strathairn | ... |
Ty Burley
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| Judi Dench | ... |
Evelyn Greenslade
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| Bill Nighy | ... |
Douglas Ainslie
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| Celia Imrie | ... |
Madge Hardcastle
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| Ronald Pickup | ... |
Norman Cousins
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| Diana Hardcastle | ... |
Carol Parr
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| Shubhrajyoti Barat | ... |
Hari
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| Fiona Mollison | ... |
Susan
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| Zachary Coffin | ... |
American Tourist
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Jayesh Kardak | ... |
Douglas' Assistant
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| Tina Desai | ... |
Sunaina
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| Shazad Latif | ... |
Kushal
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| Avijit Dutt | ... |
Nimish
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| Denzil Smith | ... |
Mr. Dharuna
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Ashok Pathak | ... |
Scorpion Tuk-Tuk Driver
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| Poppy Miller | ... |
Jodi
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| Rajesh Tailang | ... |
Babul
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| Atul Tiwari | ... |
Abhilash
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Seema Azmi | ... |
Anokhi
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| Lillete Dubey | ... |
Mrs. Kapoor
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| Tamsin Greig | ... |
Lavinia Beech
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| Richard Gere | ... |
Guy Chambers
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Neeraj Kadela | ... |
Cyril (Bike Mechanic)
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Sarvesh Vyas | ... |
Doctor at Clinic
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Lateesha Dorik | ... |
Babul's Niece
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Ranjha Vikram Singh | ... |
Vikram
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| Avantika Akerkar | ... |
Sunaina's Mother
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| Shishir Sharma | ... |
Sunaina's Father
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| Sid Makkar | ... |
Jay
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| Claire Price | ... |
Laura Ainslie
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| Penelope Wilton | ... |
Jean Ainslie
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Lokesh Rai | ... |
Norman's Tuk-Tuk Driver
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| Atul Kale | ... |
Factory Owner
(as Atul K. Kale)
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Sufiyan Khan | ... |
Receptionist - Evelyn's Hotel
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Dinesh Pradhan | ... |
Hari's Cousin
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Anita Pradhan | ... |
Hari's Cousin
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| Ansh Rathore | ... |
Guest
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Eddie Bagayawa | ... |
Executive Assistant (uncredited)
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| Pui Fan Lee | ... |
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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| Christy Meyer | ... |
Jasmine (uncredited)
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Gary Tantony | ... |
The Handsome Man (uncredited)
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Mohit Verma | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Madden | ||
Written by
| Ol Parker | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Ol Parker | ... | (screen story by) & |
| John Madden | ... | (screen story by) |
Produced by
| Graham Broadbent | ... | producer |
| Peter Czernin | ... | producer (as Pete Czernin) |
| Michael Dreyer | ... | executive producer |
| Edward Gomez | ... | coordinating producer |
| Robert Lopez Gonzales | ... | assistant producer |
| Jonathan King | ... | executive producer |
| John Madden | ... | executive producer |
| Tabrez Noorani | ... | associate producer |
| Denis Pedregosa | ... | line producer: Spain |
| Pravesh Sahni | ... | co-producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Thomas Newman | ||
Cinematography by
| Ben Smithard | ||
Editing by
| Victoria Boydell | ||
Editorial Department
| Mike Andrews | ... | data coordinator |
| Tom Cairns | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Michelle Cort | ... | digital intermediate conform editors |
| Beren Croll | ... | assistant on-line editor (as Beren Sowter-Croll) |
| Salil Deshpande | ... | Head production: dailies |
| Tim Drewett | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Will H Gardner | ... | digital dailies colorist (as Will Gardner) |
| Steve Knight | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Justin Lanchbury | ... | digital intermediate film consultant |
| Sam Margaritis | ... | dailies producer |
| Steve Owen | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Vivek Pratap | ... | first assistant editor |
| Katie Shahrokh | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Gareth Spensley | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Marina Theodotou | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Michelle Guish | ||
| Seher Latif | ||
Production Design by
| Martin Childs | ||
Art Direction by
| Dilip More | ||
| James Wakefield | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Ed Turner | ||
Makeup Department
| Jo Adams | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe |
| Alicia Arenilla | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe |
| Beverley Binda | ... | makeup artist |
| Xavier Peter D'Souza | ... | hair stylist (as Xavier D'Souza) / makeup artist (as Xavier D'Souza) |
| Joyce Luize | ... | hair stylist (as Joyce Luize Margaret) / makeup artist (as Joyce Luize Margaret) |
| Lisa McConville | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe |
| Natalia Montoya | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe |
| Daniel Phillips | ... | chief hair designer / chief makeup designer |
| Rocío Pérez Vázquez | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe (as Rocio Perez) |
| Elena Pérez | ... | assistant makeup artist: Europe (as Elena Perez) |
| Kamlesh U. Shinde | ... | makeup artist (as Kamlesh Shinde) |
| Vaibhav Shinde | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alistair Hopkins | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Matthew Jenkins | ... | unit production manager |
| Sanjay Kumar | ... | unit production manager |
| Neil Ravan | ... | production manager: London and Spain |
| Rakesh Singh | ... | production manager |
| Salvador Yagüe | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Udayan Baijal | ... | first assistant director: India |
| Olivia Lloyd | ... | key second assistant director |
| Andrew Mannion | ... | second assistant director: UK |
| Ben Quirk | ... | third assistant director (UK & Spain) |
| Shivani Rana | ... | assistant director |
| Supriya Ranawat | ... | assistant director |
| Ananya Rane | ... | key second assistant director: India |
| Ansh Rathore | ... | assistant director |
| Forram Sadraani | ... | Cast production assistant |
| Manhar Shaheed | ... | second second assistant director |
| Krishan Pratap Singh | ... | third assistant director |
| George Walker | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Ryan Bradbury | ... | assistant property master |
| Aayushi Dixit | ... | prop buyer |
| Paula González Molinero | ... | standby props |
| Lizzie Kilham | ... | standby art director |
| Olivia Portman | ... | production buyer: UK |
| Krishna Thakur | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Ayush Ahuja | ... | adr recordist |
| Dafydd Archard | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| Abhishruti Bezbaruah | ... | assistant production mixer |
| Tim Cavagin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jim Greenhorn | ... | production sound mixer: UK and Spain |
| Paul Hanks | ... | foley artist |
| Sophia Hardman | ... | sound assistant |
| Craig Irving | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Gautier Isern | ... | boom operator |
| Nakul Kamte | ... | sound mixer |
| Ashraf Khan | ... | boom operator |
| Phil Lee | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Stefano Marchetti | ... | adr mixer |
| Tim Maxwell | ... | sound transfer |
| Adam Mendez | ... | adr mixer |
| Emma-Louise Payne | ... | sound department runner |
| Carolynne Philpott | ... | temp sound facility post producer |
| Tom Ryan | ... | adr mixer |
| James Shannon | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Alastair Sirkett | ... | sound effects editor |
| John Soukup | ... | sound transfer recordist |
| Sam Southwick | ... | supervising dialogue and adr editor |
| Jason Stevens | ... | sound negative |
| Simon Trundle | ... | foley recordist editor |
| David Turner | ... | temp sound facility post producer |
| Aravind Vijayakumar | ... | adr engineer |
| Max Walsh | ... | sound mix technician |
| Ian Wilson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Paul Wrightson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Matilda Wylie | ... | sound department runner |
Visual Effects by
| Colin P. Brown | ... | colourist |
| Benjamin Carlson | ... | vfx production coordinator: Double Negative |
| Josh James Chappell | ... | matchmove artist: Double Negative |
| Fay McConkey | ... | visual effects producer: double negative |
| Emma Moffat | ... | visual effects line producer: double negative |
| Jonathan Opgenhaffen | ... | digital matte painter |
| Thomas Proctor | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Steve Tizzard | ... | digital compositor |
| Giulia Ballone | ... | rotopaint artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dadaso Ainapure | ... | focus puller |
| Will Akbar | ... | vt operator |
| Ana G. Aristegui | ... | video assist: additional |
| Andrew Banwell | ... | first assistant camera: UK and Spain |
| Andrew Binns | ... | camera trainee: UK unit |
| David Bird | ... | second assistant camera: a camera |
| Dan Carling | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Bappi Chanda | ... | grip |
| Bidhan Chanda | ... | key grip india |
| Adam Coles | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Joe Dibble | ... | lab technician |
| Zuriñe Etxebarría | ... | camera: second unit, Spain |
| Jc Molina Fisher | ... | video operator: main unit. Spain |
| Jamie Fowlds | ... | camera operator: c camera |
| Vishal Gandhi | ... | first assistant camera (second unit, segment) |
| Vishal Jain | ... | second assistant camera: b camera |
| Callum Just | ... | lab supervisor |
| Murali Krishna | ... | assistant camera |
| Vince Madden | ... | best boy: uk |
| Vince McGahon | ... | b camera operator: UK & Spain / steadicam operator: UK & Spain |
| Ronan Murphy | ... | key grip |
| Núria Pérez | ... | lab technician: UK |
| Ramesh Sadrani | ... | gaffer |
| Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | Best Boy |
| Ben Smithard | ... | a camera operator |
| Laurie Sparham | ... | still photographer |
| Mustafa Tyebkhan | ... | digital imaging technician: UK & Spain |
| Tammo van Hoorn | ... | first assistant camera: spain |
| Jamie Fowlds | ... | c camera (uncredited) / camera operator: "c" camera uncredited (uncredited) |
| Manish Ghadge | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Shashank Arora | ... | casting assistant: India |
| Seher Latif | ... | casting: India |
| Sanjeev Maurya | ... | casting associate |
| Trishaan | ... | casting assistant: India (as Trishaan Sarkar) |
| Shikha Pradeep | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Alison Lewis | ... | costume supervisor |
| Bharat Mandekar | ... | costume assistant |
| Riyaz Ali Merchant | ... | costume supervisor |
| Yanika Waters | ... | principal costume standby |
Location Management
| Julian Araez | ... | assistant location manager |
| Nicolás Kico Aráez | ... | assistant location manager (as Nicolas Araez Guzman) / assistant locations manager (as Nicolas Araez Guzman) |
| Pedro 'Tate' Aráez | ... | locations manager |
| Anurag Biwal | ... | location assistant on set |
| Sanjay Chaturvedi | ... | assistant location manager |
| Lucia Corbacho | ... | location assistant |
| Bhawani Singh | ... | location manager |
| Tom Woods | ... | location manager (as Thomas Woods) |
Music Department
| John Beasley | ... | instrumental soloist |
| Bill Bernstein | ... | music editor |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
| Thomas Bowes | ... | orchestral leader |
| George Doering | ... | instrumental soloist / musician |
| Hariharan | ... | vocalist: soloist |
| Tony Lewis | ... | music editor |
| Shinnosuke Miyazawa | ... | music engineer |
| Anton Monsted | ... | music executive - uncredited |
| Everton Nelson | ... | musician: violin |
| Jagan Ramamoorthy | ... | instrumental soloist (as Jagan Ramamorthy) |
| J.A.C. Redford | ... | orchestrator |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | score mixer |
| Suchi | ... | vocalist: soloist |
| Steve Tavaglione | ... | instrumental soloist |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kim Armitage | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Shiv Bali | ... | transportation captain |
| Lee Edwards | ... | Maggie smith driver uk |
| Mélanie Martínez | ... | driver |
| Diego Rodríguez Lobalzo | ... | picture vehicle coordinator: Spain |
| Ricardo Serrano | ... | transport manager: Spain |
Additional Crew
| Ganesh Singh Bist | ... | production assistant |
| Nileeka Bose | ... | Assistant Choreographer |
| Amanda Brand | ... | unit publicist |
| Elizabeth Brizzell | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Anna Burns | ... | creative executive |
| Sandra Butterworth | ... | dialect coach |
| Ankita Chowfin | ... | assistant: Graham Broadbent |
| Nádia Correia | ... | assistant production coordinator: prep |
| Matt Curtis | ... | titles designer |
| Rahoul Daswani | ... | production assistant: mumbai |
| Nilesh Deolekar | ... | technical administrator: india |
| Rakesh Dhiman | ... | base camp manager |
| Marie Dong | ... | cast accountant |
| Rosanna Eden-Ellis | ... | assistant to producers: Blueprint Pictures / production and development intern: Working Title |
| Manuel Fernández-Arango | ... | office production assistant |
| Zachary Fox | ... | production assistant: fox searchlight pictures |
| Maryllis Gonzalez | ... | production accountant |
| Shampa Gopikrishna | ... | Assistant Choreographer |
| Saahil Goradia | ... | Choreographer: Song director |
| Sumeet Goradia | ... | choreographer |
| Lorraine Hewson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Andrew Hill | ... | production accountant: UK |
| Ruth Hodgson | ... | completion guarantor |
| Gary Hoptrough | ... | instructor: motorbike |
| Deepak Jaitely | ... | production accountant |
| Asia Jarzyna | ... | production coordinator |
| Raghuvir Joshi | ... | assistant: Judi Dench |
| Shaunak Kapur | ... | set production assistant |
| Pardeep Khanna | ... | production accountant |
| Ben Knight | ... | head of development |
| Vipin Kumar Gupta | ... | technical administrator |
| Ronick A. Lavingia | ... | key set production assistant |
| Josep Llurba | ... | translation for dubbing: castilian spanish |
| Tom Ludlam | ... | key floor runner: uk shoot |
| Emma Mager | ... | completion bond guarantor |
| Pranisha Prasad | ... | set production assistant |
| Raman Prasher | ... | production coordinator |
| Amelia Price | ... | production coordinator |
| Shivani Rana | ... | set production assistant |
| Jayant Rao | ... | set production assistant |
| Lisa Rhyne | ... | Legal Affairs |
| Jordi Roca Agut | ... | production assistant |
| Tom Rothwell | ... | assistant accountant |
| Penny Ryder | ... | assistant: Judi Dench |
| Pranav Sahni | ... | asst. production coordinator |
| Shivam Saxena | ... | cast assistant |
| Mohit Silswal | ... | set production assistant |
| Tom Simpson | ... | set pa |
| Nuvendra Singh | ... | production coordinator: Mumbai |
| Amelia Southgate | ... | travel assistant |
| Nicki Sung | ... | assistant: John Madden |
| Jonathan Taylor | ... | post production delivery coordinator |
| Jack Walton | ... | assistant |
| Morag Webster | ... | unit nurse uk |
| Glen Wiggall | ... | production assistant |
| David Wilcock | ... | financial controller |
| Becky Wright | ... | adr voice group (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ravla Khempur | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Blueprint Pictures
- A Film Location Company (Location Services)
- Babieka (Spain)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (2015) (United States) (theatrical)
- Big Picture 2 Films (2015) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (2015) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2015) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. F.E. (2015) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Odeon (2015) (Greece) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Film1 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- TME Films (2015) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Nine Network Australia (2024) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 4K London (digital imaging services)
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting: UK)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (cell phone rentals)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Buzzy's Recording (post-production sound services)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Digital Orchard (digital imaging services)
- Dynamic International Freight Services (shipping/freight)
- Event Film Cars (picture car provider)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- Fugitive Studios (titles)
- Halo Post Production (post-production facility: temp)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Media Services (stationary supplier)
- Molinare Studio (digital intermediate)
- Molinare Studio (post-production)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sky Media Travel (travel agent)
- Sony Classical (soundtrack)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (adr recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy Chambers (Richard Gere) and Lavinia Beech (Tamsin Greig). Evelyn Greenslade (Dame Judi Dench) and Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman Cousins (Ronald Pickup) and Carol Parr (Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge Hardcastle (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel Donnelly (Dame Maggie Smith), the keeper of everyone's secrets. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself. Written by Fox Searchlight |
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Box Office
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $90,384,306 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In this movie, Evelyn Greenslade (Dame Judi Dench) claims Muriel Donnelly (Dame Maggie Smith) is only nineteen days older than her. In real life, Smith (born December 28, 1934) is nineteen days younger than Dench (born December 9, 1934). See more » |
| Goofs | During the party a musician is trying to play a tanpura as if it were a sitar. A tanpura is a fretless drone instrument that is held upright and with the open strings simply being plucked. No doubt this error was noticed by every single Indian on the set. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #44.7 (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Move It On Over See more » |
| Quotes |
Babul:
There's no present like the time. See more » |