Aamir Khan as Sanjay Lal Sharma a.k.a Sanju

Mamik as Ratan Lal Sharma

Ayesha Jhulka as Anjali

Pooja Bedi as Devika

Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ramlal Sharma

Aditya Lakhia as Maksood/Ghode

Deven Bhojani as Ghansham/Ghanchu

Sanam Oberoi as Tina

Deepak Tijori as Shekhar Malhotra

Imran Khan as Young Sanju

Govardhan Asrani as Teacher

Girija Shettar as lead in song Jawa ho yaaron

Faisal Hussain Khan as Xavier College Student (uncredited)

Ahmed Khan as Girdhari (Anjali’s Father)