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English, August

  • 1994
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
198
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English, August (1994)
ComedyDrama

Agastya Sen (Rahul Bose), nicknamed "English, August", speaks and thinks in English. A lover of poetry, he listens to Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, rock, and jazz, and reads Marcus Aurelius. He is... Read allAgastya Sen (Rahul Bose), nicknamed "English, August", speaks and thinks in English. A lover of poetry, he listens to Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, rock, and jazz, and reads Marcus Aurelius. He is also an Indian Administrative Service Officer, a member of the most influential and power... Read allAgastya Sen (Rahul Bose), nicknamed "English, August", speaks and thinks in English. A lover of poetry, he listens to Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, rock, and jazz, and reads Marcus Aurelius. He is also an Indian Administrative Service Officer, a member of the most influential and powerful cadre of civil servants in India. He is sent off for a year's training to Madna, the h... Read all

  • Director
    • Dev Benegal
  • Writers
    • Dev Benegal
    • Upamanyu Chatterjee
  • Stars
    • Tanvi Azmi
    • Rahul Bose
    • Rupen Bose
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    198
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dev Benegal
    • Writers
      • Dev Benegal
      • Upamanyu Chatterjee
    • Stars
      • Tanvi Azmi
      • Rahul Bose
      • Rupen Bose
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast11

    Tanvi Azmi
    Tanvi Azmi
    • Malti Srivastava
    Rahul Bose
    Rahul Bose
    • Agastya Sen
    Rupen Bose
    • Paltoo Kaku
    Ayyalasomayajula Gopala Krishna
    • Engineer Who Complains
    Shivaji Satam
    Shivaji Satam
    • Sathe
    • (as Shivaaji Satam)
    Virendra Saxena
    Virendra Saxena
    • Laxman Shankar
    • (as Veerendra Saxena)
    Salim Shah
    Salim Shah
    • Ravi Srivastava
    Uttam Sirur
    • Laxman Shankar's Brother
    Yogendra Tikku
    Yogendra Tikku
    • Kumar
    Mita Vashisht
    Mita Vashisht
    • Sita Avery
    Paromita Vohra
    • Director
      • Dev Benegal
    • Writers
      • Dev Benegal
      • Upamanyu Chatterjee
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      During the shooting Rahul Bose's dad Rupen Bose was there on location..He just fitted into the role of Paltoo Kaku like a glove because they needed a bhadra lok (Bengali gentleman).

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 16, 1994 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agastya, der Engländer
    • Production company
      • Tropicfilm
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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