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DramaComedy

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

Release Date : 2015-02-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fox Searchlight PicturesParticipantBlueprint Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dev Patel

Character Name : Sonny Kapoor

Original Name : Dev Patel

Gender : Male

Judi Dench

Character Name : Evelyn Greenslade

Original Name : Judi Dench

Gender : Female

Richard Gere

Character Name : Guy Chambers

Original Name : Richard Gere

Gender : Male

Maggie Smith

Character Name : Muriel Donnelly

Original Name : Maggie Smith

Gender : Female

Bill Nighy

Character Name : Douglas Ainslie

Original Name : Bill Nighy

Gender : Male

Celia Imrie

Character Name : Madge Hardcastle

Original Name : Celia Imrie

Gender : Female

Penelope Wilton

Character Name : Jean Ainslie

Original Name : Penelope Wilton

Gender : Female

Ronald Pickup

Character Name : Norman Cousins

Original Name : Ronald Pickup

Gender : Male

Diana Hardcastle

Character Name : Carol Parr

Original Name : Diana Hardcastle

Gender : Female

Tina Desai

Character Name : Sunaina

Original Name : Tina Desai

Gender : Female

Lillete Dubey

Character Name : Mrs. Kapoor

Original Name : Lillete Dubey

Gender : Female

David Strathairn

Character Name : Ty Burley

Original Name : David Strathairn

Gender : Male

Tamsin Greig

Character Name : Lavinia Beach

Original Name : Tamsin Greig

Gender : Female

Claire Price

Character Name : Laura Ainslie

Original Name : Claire Price

Gender : Female

Subhrajyoti Barat

Character Name : Hari

Original Name : Subhrajyoti Barat

Gender : Male

Fiona Mollison

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Fiona Mollison

Gender : Female

Shazad Latif

Character Name : Kushal

Original Name : Shazad Latif

Gender : Male

Avijit Dutt

Character Name : Nimish

Original Name : Avijit Dutt

Gender : Male

Denzil Smith

Character Name : Mr. Dharuna

Original Name : Denzil Smith

Gender : Male

Poppy Miller

Character Name : Jodi

Original Name : Poppy Miller

Gender : Female

Rajesh Tailang

Character Name : Babul

Original Name : Rajesh Tailang

Gender : Male

Atul Tiwari

Character Name : Abhilash

Original Name : Atul Tiwari

Gender : Male

Seema Azmi

Character Name : Anokhi

Original Name : Seema Azmi

Gender : Male

Neeraj Kadela

Character Name : Cyril

Original Name : Neeraj Kadela

Gender : Male

Vikram Singh

Character Name : Vikram

Original Name : Vikram Singh

Gender : Male

Siddharth Makkar

Character Name : Jay

Original Name : Siddharth Makkar

Gender : Male

Danny Mahoney

Character Name : Car Valet

Original Name : Danny Mahoney

Gender : Male

Zachary Coffin

Character Name : American Tourist

Original Name : Zachary Coffin

Gender : Male

Jayesh V. Kardak

Character Name : Douglas' Assistant

Original Name : Jayesh V. Kardak

Gender : Male

Ashok Pathak

Character Name : Scorpion Tuk-Tuk Driver

Original Name : Ashok Pathak

Gender : Male

Sarvesh Vyas

Character Name : Doctor at Clinic

Original Name : Sarvesh Vyas

Gender : Male

Lateesha Dorik

Character Name : Babul's Niece

Original Name : Lateesha Dorik

Gender : Male

Avantika Akerkar

Character Name : Sunaina's Mother

Original Name : Avantika Akerkar

Gender : Female

Shishir Sharma

Character Name : Sunaina's Father

Original Name : Shishir Sharma

Gender : Male

Lokesh Rai

Character Name : Norman's Tuk-Tuk Driver

Original Name : Lokesh Rai

Gender : Male

Atul Kale

Character Name : Factory Owner

Original Name : Atul Kale

Gender : Male

Sufiyan Khan

Character Name : Receptionist - Evelyn's Hotel

Original Name : Sufiyan Khan

Gender : Male

Dinesh Pradhan

Character Name : Hari's Cousin

Original Name : Dinesh Pradhan

Gender : Male

Anita Pradhan

Character Name : Hari's Cousin

Original Name : Anita Pradhan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Jack

@brightonguy

2021-06-23

Just like the first film, this one also takes you to a very special journey you can never forget. The honesty of the characters and how relatable they are is what made the first film so charming and unique applies to this film too. These two films have a very special place in my heart. Would I watch it again? Absolutely! Would I make my friends watch it? Definitely.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-12

Well hats off to John Madden for managing to reassemble the cast from the first film from four years earlier, and for securing the sparing services of Richard Gere but I'm afraid the rest of this is all a poor cousin. With the hotel now more successful, "Sonny" (Dev Patel) and "Mrs. Donnelly" (Dame Maggie Smith) are in the USA trying to seek funding for them to expand, and to buy the former women's palace for their next venture. Returning, and expecting an inspector to come and evaluate their business they greet the arrival of writer "Chambers" (Gere) and of new guest "Lavinia" (Tamsin Greig) in slightly different manners - and that's the first mistake for "Sonny"! The first film had a freshness to it, they (and we) were are all exploring a new life with new opportunities in a new bustling city: this is a much less joyful affair. Everyone appears to be looking towards the end; the characters are much flatter and slightly more depressed. The mischievous characterisations from Ronald Pickup and Celia Imrie have entered a rather uninteresting cul-de-sac. Familial discord between Sonny, his fiancée and his mother is all just a bit too convoluted and the story just, frankly, runs out of steam. Patel exudes charisma, he does way more to carry this than any of others and in the end comes up with quite a decent bit of dancing too. It's colourful and it's doesn't hang about, but Dame Maggie, in particular, has lost much of her curmudgeonly charm and Dame Judi really rather simpers through the film with little of the spark we saw before. To be honest, I'm not really sure the first film really merited a sequel at all. This one is really not very memorable and Richard Gere's character adds very little indeed.