The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A group of British retirees journey to India hoping to spend their golden years in a lavish seaside hotel, only to discover the rundown Marigold and must confront culture shock, disappointment, and their own aging doubts to find unexpected purpose and joy.
“Share the journey. Share the laughter.”
Synopsis
British retirees travel to India with the intention of settling into what they believe to be a newly restored hotel. The Marigold Hotel, however, proves to be less luxurious than advertised. Despite this, the residents gradually come to appreciate the hotel in unexpected ways, finding new purpose in their later years.
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A crew of 262+ credited
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Edited by Chris GillShot by Ben DavisScored by Thomas NewmanDesigned by Alan MacdonaldSound by Tarun BhandariCostumes by Louise StjernswardStunts by Varinder Kumar GharuVFX by Karen Clarke
Box Office
2012 · Box office
Produced on a $10.0M budget
Production budget
$10.0M
Also known as
- Best Exotic Marigold Hotelde
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotelde
- Indian Palacefr
- Marigold Hotelit
- (English)The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- (Bulgarian)Най-екзотичният хотел Мариголд
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- ItalyNov 30, 2011
- United KingdomFeb 17, 2012
- IrelandFeb 24, 2012
- SerbiaFeb 25, 2012
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Cast & Crew
262 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Judi Dench
as Evelyn Greenslade
Bill Nighy
as Douglas Ainslie
Maggie Smith
as Muriel Donnelly
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as Muriel Donnelly
Tom Wilkinson
as Graham Dashwood
Patrick Pearson
as Graham's Colleague
Hugh Dickson
as Judge
James Rawlings
as Estate Agent
Penelope Wilton
as Jean Ainslie
Liza Tarbuck
as Staff Nurse
Paul Bhattacharjee
as Dr. Ghujarapartidar
Lucy Robinson
as Judith
Supporting cast
49Ronald Pickup
as Norman Cousins
Celia Imrie
as Madge Hardcastle
Simon Wilson
as Madge's Son-in-Law
Sara Stewart
as Madge's Daughter
Ramona Marquez
as Madge's Grandchildren
Raoul Marquez
as Madge's Grandchildren
Glen Davies
as Taxi Driver
Jay Villiers
as Evelyn's Son
Paul Bentall
as Evelyn's Lawyer
Catherine Terris
as Graham's Cleaner
Richard Cubison
as Douglas' Golf Partner
Josh Cohen
as Paramedic
Josh Cole
as Airport Security Guard
Dev Patel
as Sonny Kapoor
Bhuvnesh Shetty
as Muriel's Physiotherapist
Honey Chhaya
as Young Wasim
Shubhrajyoti Barat
as Public Records Official
N Kumar
as Rickshaw Driver, Graham
Hem Acharya
as Boy Playing Cricket
Kailash Vijay
as Rickshaw Driver, Evelyn
Tina Desai
as Sunaina
Sid Makkar
as Jay
Seema Azmi
as Anokhi
Vishnu Sharma
as Mr. Maruthi
Lillete Dubey
as Mrs. Kapoor
Denzil Smith
as Viceroy Club Secretary
Jagdish Sharma
as Maharajah
Sandeep Lele
as Viceroy Club Barman
Diana Hardcastle
as Carol
Neeraj Kadela
as Market Salesman
S N Purohit
as Tap Shop Owner
Shiv Palawat
as Tea Room Waiter
Mahesh Udeshi
as Doctor at Clinic
Neena Kulkarni
as Gaurika
Rajendra Gupta
as Manoj
Gagan Mishra
as Restaurant Owner
A R Rama
as Rickshaw Driver, Jean
Fiaz Ali
as Indian Passenger
Claire Ashton
as Airport Security
Israr Azam
as Hospital Porter
Victoria Bryan
as European Passenger
Bern Collaco
as Arrested Deportee
Caroline Glass
as Events Organiser
Nick Horwood
as Golfer
Sukesh Khosla
as Rajan - Airline Agent
Dimple Kumar
as Supporting Artist
Manveer Sahota
as Telemarketer
Atul Sharma
as Indian Airport Passenger
Grace Sinclair
as Emily (Norman's Date)
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
9Caroline Hewitt
co-producer
Graham Broadbent
Producer, Producers
Jeff Skoll
executive producer
Jonathan King
Producers, executive producer
Karen Clarke
visual effects producer: Double Negative
Peter Czernin
Producer, Producers, producer (as Pete Czernin)
Pravesh Sahni
line producer
Ricky Strauss
executive producer
Sarah Harvey
co-producer
Other crew
190Oliver Atherton
2d supervisor: Double Negative Singapore / compositor: Double Negative
Sham Kaushal
action director / stunt coordinator (as Sham Kushal)
Trilok Nowlakha
action vehicles coordinator
Raman Prasher
additional script supervisor (uncredited)
Tarun Bhandari
additional sound mixer (as Tarun K. Bhandari)
George Taylor
additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Mark Lafbery
adr recordist
Marcella Riordan
adr voice casting
Jennifer Griggs
art department assistant: London
Andrew Rothschild
Art Directors
Dilip More
Art Directors
Ankita Chutani
assistant art director
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