Heat and Dust

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.

Drama Romance

Julie Christie

(Anne)

Greta Scacchi

(Olivia Rivers)

Shashi Kapoor

(The Nawab)

Nickolas Grace

(Harry Hamilton-Paul)

Christopher Cazenove

(Douglas Rivers)

Zakir Hussain

(Inder Lal, Anne's landlord)

Julian Glover

(Crawford)

Susan Fleetwood

(Mrs. Crawford)

Patrick Godfrey

(Dr Saunders)

Jennifer Kendal

(Mrs. Saunders)

Charles McCaughan

(Chid)

Madhur Jaffrey

(Begum Mussarat Jahan)

Barry Foster

(Major Minnies)

Ratna Pathak Shah

(Ritu)

Tarla Mehta

(Inder Lal's Mother)

Sajid Khan

(Dacoit Chief)

Amanda Walker

(Lady Mackleworth)

Praveen Paul

(Maji)

Jayant Kripalani

(Dr Gopal)

Sudha Chopra

(Chief Princess)

Daniel Chatto

(Party Guest)

Ismail Merchant

(Indish Guy (uncredited))