John Madden Director, Executive Producer Judi Dench Evelyn Greenslade Actor Maggie Smith Muriel Donnelly Actor Bill Nighy Douglas Ainslie Actor Dev Patel Sonny Kapoor Actor Celia Imrie Madge Hardcastle Actor Penelope Wilton Jean Ainslie Actor Ronald Pickup Norman Cousins Actor Tina Desai Sunaina Actor Diana Hardcastle Carol Actor Lillete Dubey Mrs. Kapoor Actor Tamsin Greig Lavinia Actor Shazad Latif Kushal Kadania Actor David Strathairn Ty Burley Actor Richard Gere Guy Chambers Actor Fiona Mollison Susan Actor Avijit Dutt Nimish Actor Denzil Smith Mr. Dharuna Actor Avantika Akerkar Sunaina's Mother Actor Shishir Sharma Sunaina's Father Actor Ol Parker Screenwriter Graham Broadbent Producer Peter Czernin Producer Jeff Skoll Executive Producer Jonathan King Executive Producer Michael Dreyer Executive Producer Ben Smithard Cinematographer Victoria Boydell Film Editing Thomas Newman Original Music Martin Childs Production Design James Wakefield Supervising Art Direction Dilip More Art Director Ed Turner Set Decoration Swapnali Das Set Decoration Louise Stjernsward Costume Design Michelle Guish Casting Seher Latif Casting