Sixth Happiness (1997)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Brit Kotwal

      Firdaus Kanga

    • Sera Kotwal

      Souad Faress

    • Sam Kotwal

      Khodus Wadia

    • Cyrus

      Bhatti, Ahsen

    • Amy

      Indira Varma

    • Dolly Kotwal, oldest

      Nina Wadia

    • Tina

      Nayar, Nisha K.

    • Jeroo

      Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal

    • Father Fere

      Roger Hammond

    • musical daughter

      Dina Chinoy

    • bank clerk

      Damania, Vijay

    • boy at party

      Meral Durlabhji

    • plump wife

      Dolly Dotiwalla

    • Defarge

      Goolistan Gandhi

    • old woman at funeral

      Aloo Hirjee

    • daughter in air-raid shelter

      Dilnaz Irani

    • Vera Dinshaw

      Meher Jehangir

    • doctor

      Noshirwan Jehangir

    • woman in air-raid shelter

      Mitho Jesia

    • plump husband

      Firdausi Jussawalla

    • Rohit

      Arun Kannan

    • Wagh Baba's assistant/brothel madam

      Pratima Kazmi

    • taxi driver

      Dharam Khan

    • Wagh Baba

      Khote, Vijoo

    • bank assistant

      Nimmi Kumar

    • old Parsee man

      Dara Madon

    • young Tina

      Zeenia Mirza

    • Madame Maneckshaw

      Sabira Merchant

    • bank secretary

      Brenda Rodrigues

    • breathing generator

      Meera Syal

    • young Dolly

      Jaimishi Shivjiani

    • Dinsu Dinshaw

      Zubin Tatna

    • cheerful mother

      Pervin Wadia

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Waris Hussein

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Julie Edwards

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Connie Boylan

    • Assistant Director

      Batul Malik

    • Assistant Director

      Sujata Melmani

    • Assistant Director

      Yusuf Mehta

    • Script Supervisor

      Cathy Doubleday

    Rights:

    • ©

      BBC

    • ©

      British Film Institute

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Kennedy Mellor

    • Presented by

      BBC Films

    • Presented by

      British Film Institute Production

    • In Assocation with

      Arts Council of England

    • Supported by

      National Lottery through the Arts Council of England

    • Developed by

      BBC

    • Developed by

      British Film Institute

    • With the Support of

      European Script Fund

    • Executive Producer

      Frances-Anne Solomon

    • Executive Producer

      Ben Gibson

    • Producer

      Tatiana Kennedy

    • Line Producer (India)

      Shama Habibullah

    • Associate Producer

      Eliza Mellor

    • Production Executive (BBC)

      Christopher Cameron

    • Production Executive (BFI)

      Christopher Collins

    • Unit Manager

      Rudabah Nanporia

    • Production Manager

      Iqbal Kidwai

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Sarah-Jane Wilson

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Anna Campeau

    • Production Accountant

      Michael Wood

    • Production Accounts Adviser

      Rukhshana Mistry

    • Delhi Liaison

      Shernaz Italia

    • Mumbai Liaison

      Sheena Peters

    • Location Manager

      Sunil Chhabra

    • Location Manager

      Ranjit Indori

    • Production Assistant

      Sonia Rai

    • Production Assistant

      Radhika Jha

    • Production Assistant

      Rajil Sayani

    • Trainee

      Rajesh Rajani

    • Trainee

      Junaid Banatwala

    • Trainee

      Nadeem

    • Unit Runner

      Kutty Shekhar

    • Studio

      Bow Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting Director (UK)

      Emma Style

    • Casting Director (India)

      Dolly Thakore

    Writing:

    • Script Editor

      Paulette Warwick

    • Screenplay

      Firdaus Kanga

    • Based on the novel "Trying to Grow" by

      Firdaus Kanga

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      James Welland

    • Focus Puller

      Brown, Denzil Armour

    • Clapper Loader

      Catherine Derry

    • Clapper Loader

      Rohinton Behramshah

    • Camera Assistant

      Avijit Mukul Kishore

    • Gaffer

      Barry Miller

    • Chief Electrician

      Raja Khan

    • Electrician

      Paul Sharp

    • Electrician

      Jason Lobb

    • Electrician

      Nizam Khan

    • Electrician

      Rasool Khan

    • Key Grip

      Lucho Zuidema

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Laurence Méry-Clark

    • Assistant Editor

      Tom Kinnersly

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Lynne Whiteread

    • Art Director

      Tom Bowyer

    • Assistant Art Director

      Dray, Daniel

    • Set Decorator

      Joanna Tague

    • Set Decorator

      Suzanne Caplan Merwanji

    • Painter

      Karen Whiteread

    • Painter

      Matthew Amos

    • Standby Painter

      Ankush Bhirmane

    • Standby Props

      Chris Browning

    • Standby Props

      Nayantara Kalgutkar

    • Props Buyer/Dresser

      Chetana Prabhu

    • Props Master

      Suparna Sengupta

    • Construction Manager

      Antoine Colchester

    • Standby Carpenter

      M. Shakir

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Amal Allana

    • Wardrobe Master

      Paul Yeowell

    • Wardrobe Mistress/Research

      Mona Chawla

    • Wardrobe Assistant

      Urvarshi Bhargava

    • Wardrobe Assistant

      Beejul Mehta

    Make-up:

    • Make-up/Hair Designer

      Jacquetta Levon

    • Make-up/Hair Assistant

      Alex King

    • Make-up Assistant

      Jeetu

    • Hair Assistant

      Neesha Jhaveri

    Titles:

    • Titles Design

      Steve Masters

    Film processing:

    • Opticals

      Studio 51

    Music:

    • Music

      Dominique Le Gendre

    • Musician

      Tom Ashton

    • Musician

      Clive Bell

    • Musician

      Sian Bell

    • Musician

      Paul Cheneour

    • Musician

      Ralph De Souza

    • Musician

      Sue Harrod

    • Musician

      Dominique Le Gendre

    • Musician

      Jocelyn Pook

    • Musician

      Pandit Sharda Sahai

    • Musician

      Kirsten Spratt

    Choreography:

    • Choreography

      Patrick César

    • Choreography

      Lynne Page

    Sound:

    • Sound Recordist

      John Marchbank

    • Boom Operator

      Peter Margrave

    • Dubbing Editor

      Aad Wirtz

    • Sound Editor

      Stewart Henderson

    • Sound Editor

      Philip Alton

    Consultant:

    • Catering

      Bad Catering

    • Unit Medical Adviser

      Pandya, Dr Pankaj

    Visitor to set:

    • Firdaus' Companion (UK)

      Patrice Minery

    • Firdaus' Companion (India)

      Peter Maguire