| Pro | | | Between Roses |
| | Abdul Hakim | Husain | A garbage sorter. |
| | Allah | | God in Islam. |
| | Sita | | Abdul's neighbor. Aka: One Leg. |
| | Adarsh | | Abdul's acquaintance. |
| | Mirchi | | Abdul's younger brother. |
| | Zehrunisa | Husain | Abdul's mother. |
| | Karam | Husain | Abdul's father. |
| | Fatima | | Sita's name given by unlikely husband. |
| | Raja | Kamble | A sickly toilet-cleaner. |
| | Meena | | Raja's daughter. |
| | Sunil | Sharma | A thief boy. Abdul's acquaintance. |
| | Asha | Waghekar | Manju's mother. |
| | Manju | Waghekar | Annawadi's first female college graduate. |
| | | Pawar | A police officer. |
| | Deepa | | A homeless girl who sold flowers by the Hyatt. |
| | Kehkashan | | Abdul's sister. |
| | Bruce | Lee | A Chinese, Hong Kong American actor, director, martial artist. |
| | Cynthia | Ali | Fatima's best friend. |
| | | | Part One Undercitizens |
| 1 | | | Annawadi |
| | Fish | Lips | A police officer. |
| | Rahul | | Asha's son. |
| | Mahatma | Gandhi | An Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist. |
| | John | Abraham | An Indian film actor, film producer and former model. |
| | Bipasha | Basu | An Indian film actress and model. |
| | Katrina | Kaif | An English actress. |
| | Bal | Thackeray | An Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena. |
| | Adolf | Hitler | A German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. |
| | Ajay | Devgan | An Indian film actor, director and producer. |
| | Kalu | | Abdul's friend. |
| | Lallu | | Abdul's brother. |
| 2 | | | Asha |
| | Robert | Pires | The slumlord of Annawadi. |
| | Subhash | Sawant | The corporator. |
| | Avinash | | Shiv Sena's activist. |
| | Gayanan | Maharaj | An Indian Hindu guru, saint and mystic. |
| | Baby Lekshmi | | A toddler born with eight limbs. |
| | Ganesh | | Rahul's younger brother. |
| 3 | | | Sunil |
| | Muhammad | Iqbal | A Muslim poet, philosopher and politician. |
| | Sister Paulette | | A nun. |
| | Sunita | | Sunil's sister. |
| | Gautam | Nagar | A boy who had died of pneumonia. |
| | Deepika | Padukone | An Indian actress and producer. |
| | Will | Smith | An American actor, producer and rapper. |
| 4 | | | Manju |
| | Suraj | | Rahul's acquaintance. |
| | Prakash | | An economics student who lived near the temple. |
| | Christina | Aguilera | An American singer, songwriter, actress, and TV personality. |
| | Devo | | One of Manju's students. |
| | Sharda | | One of Manju's students. |
| | | | Part Two The Business of Burning |
| 5 | | | Ghost House |
| | Noori | | One of Fatima's children. |
| | Medina | | One of Fatima's children. |
| | Heena | | One of Fatima's children. |
| | Danush | | Husain's neighbor. |
| | Salman | Khan | Indian film actor. |
| | Barack | Obama | 44th U.S. President. |
| 6 | | | The Hole She Called A Window |
| | Atahar | | One of Karam's sons. |
| | Safdar | | One of Karam's sons. |
| | Mahadeo | | Asha's husband. |
| | Dalip Singh | Rana | An Indian professional wrestler. Aka: The Great Khali. |
| | Kulkarni | | A female police officer. |
| | Thokali | | A male police officer. |
| | Priya | Dutt | One of the poorest girls in Annawadi. |
| 7 | | | The Come-Apart |
| | Poornina | Paikrao | A special exec. Officer of the government of Maharashtra. |
| | Shankar | | An investigator. |
| | Tabu | | Kehkashan's sister. |
| 8 | | | The Master |
| | Saddam | Hussein | The fifth President of Iraq. |
| | Jawaharlal | Nehru | The first Prime Minister of India. |
| | Bhimrao R. | Ambedkar | An Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer. |
| | | | Part Three A Little Wildness |
| 9 | | | Marquee Effect |
| | Manmohan | Singh | Indian economist and served as the 13th Prime Minister of India. |
| | Anil | | Manju's cousin. |
| | Pallavi | | One of Manju's students. |
| | Zubbu | | The brothel keeper's daughter. |
| | Vijay | | Manju's acquaintance. |
| | Wagh | | A police officer. |
| | Paparazzi | | A photographer who take pictures of high-profile people, |
| 10 | | | Parrots, Caught and Solld |
| | Audhen | | An auto rickshaw driver. |
| | Sonu | Gupta | Sunil's acquaintance. |
| | Ganesh | Anna | A cocaine dealer. |
| | Madhuri | Dixit | An Indian actress, producer, TV personality and a music artist. |
| | Deepak | Rai | Kalu's real name. |
| | Mahmoud | | A disabled man who slugged Abdul in the chest. |
| 11 | | | Proper Sleep |
| | Nagare | | A constable. |
| | Patel | | A senior inspector. |
| | Maruti | Jadhav | The inspector in-charged of Kalu's case. |
| | Karan | | One of the suspects on Kalu's murder. |
| | Sanjay | Shetty | A garbage collector. |
| | Anandi | | Sanjay's sister. |
| | | | Part Four Up and Out |
| 13 | | | Something Shining |
| | Mukesh | Ambani | An Indian billionaire business magnate. |
| | Taufeeq | | Sunil's acquaintance. |
| 14 | | | The Trial |
| | P. M. | Chauhan | The judge on Husain's case. |
| | Dinesh | | One of the witness on Husain's case. |
| | Abdul | Shaikh | Fatima's husband. |
| 15 | | | Ice |
| | Ajmal | Kasab | A Pakistani militant. |
| 16 | | | Black and White |
| | Papa | Panchal | A politician. Asha's acquaintance. |
| | Geeta | | An illiterate young mother. Asha's acquaintance. |
| | Bhimrao | Gaikwad | The administrator of the Maharashtra Department of Education. |
| 17 | | | A School, A Hospital, A Cricket Field |
| | C. K. | Dhiran | The new judge on Husain's case. |
