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The Blue Umbrella (2005) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Vishal Bhardwaj

Writing Credits  

Ruskin Bond ... (based on a novella by)
 
Minty Kunwar Tejpal ... (screenplay) and
Abhishek Chaubey ... (screenplay) and
Vishal Bhardwaj ... (screenplay)
 
Vishal Bhardwaj ... (dialogue)

Cast (in credits order)  

Pankaj Kapur ... Nandakishore 'Nandu' Khatri
Shreya Sharma Shreya Sharma ... Biniya
Deepak Dobriyal ... Robot Owner
Rahul Kumar ... Tikku
Paramjit Singh Kakran Paramjit Singh Kakran ... Rajaram
Piu Dutt Piu Dutt ... Binya's mother
Aasmaan Bhardwaj Aasmaan Bhardwaj ... Biniya's Friend
Urmila Urmila ... Biniya's Friend
Dollram Dollram ... Biniya's Friend
Kamal Kamal ... Biniya's Friend
Salil Golu Salil Golu ... Biniya's Friend
Puja Puja ... Biniya's Friend
Karan ... Biniya's Friend
Manvi Manvi ... Biniya's Friend
Rishabh Rishabh ... Biniya's Friend
Anuj Mathur Anuj Mathur ... Biniya's Friend (as Anuj)
Shriya Saran ... Biniya's Friend
Shailendra Mohite Shailendra Mohite ... Cobbler
Bhupinder Sharma Bhupinder Sharma ... Vaidji
Kamal Tiwari Kamal Tiwari ... Mukhiya (as Kamal Tewari)
Kumar Thakur Kumar Thakur ... Chander
Dolly Ahluwalia ... Lillavati
Alok Mathur Alok Mathur ... Masterji
Rajesh Sharma ... Policeman
Anil George ... Barber
Samrat Mukherjee Samrat Mukherjee ... Bijju
Pradipa Pradipa ... Japanese Tourist
Vinod Vinod ... Japanese Tourist
Chola Chola ... Japanese Tourist
Echo Echo ... Japanese Tourist
Nikhil Nikhil ... Japanese Tourist
Danai Stratigopoulou Danai Stratigopoulou ... Japanese Tourist
Richard Richard ... Foreigner Photographer
Vikas Bandhu Vikas Bandhu ... Dan
Avtar Sahani Avtar Sahani ... Choudhary (as Avtar Sahni)
Baldev Khosia Baldev Khosia ... Umbrella Seller
Shlok Sharma ... Bijju's Friend
Mohammad Shahid Mohammad Shahid ... Bijju's Friend
Gyaneshwar Gyaneshwar ... Bijju's Friend
Bishnu Pandey Bishnu Pandey ... Postman
Rani Bansal Rani Bansal ... Village Woman (as Rajni Bansal)
Seema Seema ... Village Woman
Abhay Sharma Abhay Sharma ... Postmaster
Ranjeet Cheema Ranjeet Cheema ... Wrestler
Paramveer Bhuilar Paramveer Bhuilar ... Wrestler
Gurtaljeet Khera Gurtaljeet Khera ... Wrestler
Jagroop Nijjar Jagroop Nijjar ... Wrestler
Gurmej Malli Gurmej Malli ... Wrestler
Satinder Singh Sonnu Satinder Singh Sonnu ... Wrestler
Shiva Thapa Shiva Thapa ... Wrestler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kunal Thakkur ... Chander
Manek Bedi Manek Bedi ... Arjun (uncredited)

Produced by 

Rekha Bhardwaj ... co-producer: VBPPL (as Rekha)
Vishal Bhardwaj ... co-producer: VBPPL (as Vishal)
Deven Khote ... co-producer: UTV
Vikas Mehta ... line producer
Zarina Mehta ... co-producer: UTV
Ram Mirchandani ... associate producer
Neerja Narayanan ... supervising producer
Sarita Patil ... executive producer
Ronnie Screwvala ... producer

Music by 

Vishal Bhardwaj

Cinematography by 

Sachin Krishn ... director of photography (as Sachin K. Krishn)

Editing by 

Aarif Sheikh

Casting By 

Honey Trehan ... (uncredited)

Production Design by 

Samir Chanda

Art Direction by 

Nitin Wable

Costume Design by 

Dolly Ahluwalia

Makeup Department 

Praveen Alve ... makeup artist: Pankaj Kapur
Lilavati D'Souza ... hair stylist
Vikram Gaikwad ... designer: cast look (as Vikram Gawkwad)
Srikant Kamble ... makeup assistant
Sunil Palende ... makeup assistant (as Sunil Palande)

Production Management 

Rahul Rawat ... production manager
Suresh Sawant ... production manager
Shlok Sharma ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Vikas Bandhu ... second assistant director
Abhishek Chaubey ... associate director
Vibhu Puri ... third assistant director
Supratik Sen ... first assistant director
Minty Kunwar Tejpal ... third assistant director
Honey Trehan ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Ramdas Kundaikar ... assistant art director
Choudhari Nilesh ... assistant art director
Gyaneshwar Patil ... setting assistant
Pundalik Patil ... setting assistant
Faqruddin Shaikh ... setting assistant
Nandial Vishwa Karma ... setting assistant
Vishal Vishwa Karma ... setting assistant

Sound Department 

Ramesh Birajdar ... sound assistant
Debajit Changmai ... assistand sound engineer/mixer
Hitendra Ghosh ... re-recording mixer
Shajith Koyeri ... sound designer
Rakesh More ... boom operator
Arun Rama Varma ... sound assistant
Dara Singh ... sound
Sreejesh ... associate re-recording mixer

Special Effects by 

Ruchi Rathore ... special effects editor

Visual Effects by 

Gaurav Deshpande ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Poonam Jadhwani ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Prafulla Naik ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Kunjan Oza ... 3d artist / digital compositor / graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Vikram Patil ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
M. Sunder Rajan ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Shreeharsha Rao ... graphics: Rajtaru Studios
Sarika Salian ... compositor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Hiraman Badhale ... spot boy
Ravi K. Chandran ... consultant: color (as Ravi Chandran)
Pradeep Das ... lighting technician
Amol Gole ... still photographer
Vilas Jadhav ... lighting technician
Sunder Lal ... lighting technician
Prabhakar Marathe ... spot boy
Aarup Mondal ... associate cinematographer (as Arup Mandal) / first assistant camera (as Arup Mandal)
Bappi Mukherji ... lighting technician (as Bappi Mukherjee)
Bishnu Pandey ... spot boy
Satish Reddy Parpally ... assistant camera
Rajinder ... lighting technician
Nitin Rao ... steadicam operator: Zero Gravity
Satish Reddy ... focus puller
Sanjay C. Sharma ... spot boy
Milind Shirke ... second assistant camera
Mohammad Yasin ... spot boy

Casting Department 

Mukesh Chhabra ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Vikram Gaikwad ... designer: cast look (as Vikram Gaekwad)
Hiraial ... dressman
Yusuf Khan ... costume assistant
Mohammad Shahid ... dressman

Editorial Department 

Prasad Balan ... assistant editor
Reshma Bhalala ... on-line editor: Rajtaru Studios
Shakti Hasija ... on-line editor: Rajtaru Studios
Sunny Mahour ... on-line editor: Rajtaru Studios
Yogesh Pandey ... assistant editor
Anil Kumar Prajapati ... on-line editor: Rajtaru Studios (as Anil Prajapati)
Ruchi Rathore ... on-line editor: Rajtaru Studios
Santosh Pawar Santy ... telecine colorist
Irfan Shaikh ... assistant editor (as Irfan Sheikh)
Amit Shetty ... negative cutter
Samar Singh ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Baldev Khosia ... location coordinator
Rajinder ... assistant location manager: Chatham
Vishal ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Salman Afridi ... music recording engineer
Aparna ... playback singer
Clinton Cerejo ... musician: singer, choir
Dominique Cerejo ... musician: singer, choir
Mohammed Eghbal ... musician: ney flute
Dominic Fermandes ... musician: bass
Gulzar ... lyricist
Suresh Lalwani ... musician: violin
Ronu Majumdar ... musician: flute (as Ronu Mazumdar)
Caralisa Monteiro ... musician: singer, choir
Upagna Pandya ... playback singer
Tushar Parte ... musician: guitars
Vivienne Pocha ... musician: singer, choir (as Vivianne Pocha)
Ramju ... musician: dhol
Sahiti ... playback singer
Sukhwinder Singh ... playback singer (as Sukhwinder)
Sneha ... musician
Hitesh Sonik ... music arranger

Additional Crew 

Sanjeev Bansal ... vice president: business & legal: UTV
Dipa De Motwane ... production coordinator
Satish Jadhav ... office boy
Girish Johar ... marketing & distribution
Sunil G. Khadekar ... production accountant
Sunil Khedekar ... production accountant
Rungruedee 'Pui' Komassatid ... coordinator: Thailand
Satish Kumar ... office boy
Bhushan Lakandri ... choreographer
Gopichand Mohite ... office boy
Prakash Nathan ... marketing: distribution & syndication
Ashni Parikh ... legal advisor: Mishit Desai Associates (as Ashni Parekh)
Punam Sawhney ... production coordinator
Supratik Sen ... subtitler
Shlok Sharma ... production assistant
Sandeep S. Shrikhande ... chartered accountant
Samuel Thomas ... office boy

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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