Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Shyam Benegal | ... | (writer) |
| Ruskin Bond | ... | (story "A flight of Pigeons") |
| Ismat Chughtai | ... | (dialogue) |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (dialogue) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Shashi Kapoor | ... | Javed Khan | |
| Nafisa Ali | ... | Ruth Labadoor | |
| Shabana Azmi | ... | Firdaus (Javed's wife) | |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Javed's Brother-in-law, Sarfaraz Khan | |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... | Lalal Ramjimal | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jalal Agha | ... | Kader Khan | |
| Tom Alter | ... | Priest | |
| Ismat Chughtai | ... | Maternal Grandmother of Ruth Labadoor | |
| Benjamin Gilani | ... | Rashid Khan | |
| Karan Kapoor | |||
| Kunal Kapoor | |||
| Sanjana Kapoor | |||
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Geoffrey Kendal | ||
| Jennifer Kendal | ... | Mrs. Mariam Labadoor (Ruth's mom) | |
| Deepti Naval | ... | Rashid's wife | |
| Pearl Padamsee | ... | Bitter woman | |
| Sushma Seth | ... | Javed's chachi | |
| Rajesh Vivek | |||
Produced by
| Shashi Kapoor | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
| J.P. Kaushik | ||
Cinematography by
| Govind Nihalani | ||
Editing by
| Bhanudas Divakar | ||
Art Direction by
| L.G. Patil | ||
Sound Department
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound recordist |
| B.N. Tiwari | ... | sound |
Location Management
| Tiger Kapoor | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Asha Bhosle | ... | playback singer |
| Varsha Bhosle | ... | playback singer |
| Jigar Muradabadi | ... | lyricist |
| Sharon Prabhakar | ... | playback singer |
| Yogesh Praveen | ... | lyricist |
| Mohammad Rafi | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Vicky Kapoor | ... | legal adviser |
