| Pro | Gossip | Eater | The people who bullied Lakshmi. |
| | Munchi | | The old man who teaches Lakshmi how to draw. |
| | Radha | | Lakshmi's 13-year-old sister. |
| | Lakshmi | Shastri | The Henna Artist. Protagonist. Aka: Auntie-Boss, Bad Luck Girl. |
| | | | Part 1 |
| | Malik | | Lakshmi's servant. |
| | Parvati | Singh | Samir's wife. A rich woman. |
| | Lala | | Parvati's longest-serving nanny. |
| | Samir | Singh | Parvati's husband. |
| | Ravi | Singh | Parvati's oldest son. |
| | Govid | Singh | Parvati's son. Ravi's younger brother. |
| | Maa | | Lakshmi's mother. |
| | Muhammad | Ismail | Father of Ravi's classmate. |
| | Sheela | Sharma | Mr. V M Sharma's daughter. |
| | Mr. V. M | Sharma | A wealthy Brahmin. |
| | Lata | Mangeshkar | A singer. |
| | Mrs. | Gupta | One of Lakshmi's former clients. |
| | Maharani | Latika | The current maharaja's wife. |
| | Maharaja | Of Jaipur | The highest ranking royal in Jaipur. |
| | Mrs. | Sharma | One of Lakshmi's clients. |
| | Jay | Kumar | Samir's old friend. A doctor. Aka: Dr. Kumar. |
| | Mrs. | Iyengar | Lakshmi's landlady in Jaipur. |
| | Mr. | Pandey | Mrs. Iyengar's other tenant. Sheela's music tutor. |
| 2 | Hari | Shastri | Lakshmi's estranged husband. |
| | Jiji | | Oldest sister. |
| 3 | Joyce | Harris | Wife of a British Army Officer. |
| | Jeremy | Harris | Joyce's mother-in-law. |
| | John | Harris | Joyce's husband. A British Army Officer. |
| | Mrs. | Patel | One of Lakshmi's loyal clients. |
| | Mala | | Radha's neighbor. |
| | | | Pitaji - Father. |
| 4 | Kanta | Agarwal | One of Lakshmi's clients. |
| | Manu | Agarwal | Kanta's husband. |
| | Baju | | The Agarwal's servant. |
| 5 | Naraya | | The builder of Lakshmi's new house. |
| 6 | Maharani Indira | Man Singh | The maharaja's stepmother. |
| 7 | Madho | Singh | The maharani's parakeet. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 9 | Miss | Genevieve | A principal. |
| | Mrs. | Channa | Radha's history teacher. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| 13 | Hazi | | Lakshmi's old friend. |
| | Geeta | | Samir's mistress. |
| 16 | Mrs. | Chandralal | One of Lakshmi's clients. |
| | | | Part 4 |
| | Dr. Ram | | Radha's ob-gyne. |
| 21 | Nikhil | | Radha's baby. |
| Epi | Mrs. | Sethi | The headmistress of Auckland house school. |
