Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field as Rachel

Richard Graham as Genghis

Garry Cooper as Squatter

Charu Bala Chokshi as Bilquis

Persis Maravala as Nasser's Elder Daughter

Nisha Kapur as Nasir's Younger Daughter

Walter Donohue as Dick O'Donnell

Neil Cunningham as Englishman

Gurdial Sira as Zaki

Stephen Marcus as Moose

Ram John Holder as Poet

Dawn Archibald as Gang Member #1

Jonathan Moore as Gang Member #2

Gerard Horan as Telephone Man

Bhasker Patel as Tariq

Badi Uzzaman as Dealer

Ayub Khan-Din as Student

Dulice Liecier as Girl in Disco

Chris Pitt as Kid #1

Kerryann White as Kid #2

Colin Campbell as Madame Butterfly Man

Sheila Chitnis as Zaki's Wife

Winston Graham as Jamaican #1

Dudley Thomas as Jamaican #2