| | | | I |
| 1 | Bhima | | A former servant at Dubash's household. |
| | Serabai | Dubash | Bhima's former employer. aka: Sera |
| | Dinaz | | Sera's daughter. |
| | Pooja | | Bhima's daughter. |
| | Gopal | | Bhima's husband. |
| | Amit | | Bhima and Gopal's son. |
| | Viraf | | Dinaz's husband. |
| | Maya | | Bhima's granddaughter. |
| | Tara | | Bhima's neighbor. |
| 2 | Parvati | | A vendor. |
| | Rajeev | | A man who delivers groceries to the houses of the rich people. |
| | Reshma | | A vendor. |
| | Radha | | Rajeev's wife. |
| | Aziz | | A poet. |
| 3 | Sunita | | One of Bhima's employers. |
| | Zoroaster | | An Iranian prophet. |
| | Vimal | Das | Sunita's neighbor. |
| | Chitra | | A painter. |
| | Feroz | | Sera's late husband. |
| 4 | Meena | Swami | Parvati's next door neighbor. |
| | Praful | | Meena's husband's friend. |
| | Joseph | | A chauffeur |
| | Rajesh | | Parvati's husband. |
| | Nilesh | | Parvati's supplier. |
| | Sai | Baba | An Indian saint. |
| | Sonia | Gandhi | The longest serving president of the Indian National Congress. |
| 5 | Bibi | | Bhima's neighbor. |
| | Ram | | Bibi's husband. |
| | Shyam | | One of Bibi's neighbors. |
| | Govind | | Ram's acquaintance. |
| 6 | Jafferbhai | | A fruit merchant. |
| | Birla | | A shopkeeper. |
| | Vikram | | Birla's son. |
| 7 | Malik | | Parvati's acquaintance. |
| | Bhinder | Swami | Meena's husband. |
| | Radhika | | Praful's wife. |
| | Mohan | | Praful's acquaintance. |
| | Raj | Kapoor | An Indian actor. |
| | Nargis | Dutt | An Indian actress. |
| 12 | Principal | | A man who taught Parvati how to read and write. |
| | Anand | Pandit | A businessman. |
| | Nandini | | Praful's mother. |
| | Guy | Fawkes | A member of a group of provincial English Catholics. |
| | Balraj | | Bhima's acquaintance. |
| 15 | Mehroo | Sethna | Bhima's former employer. aka: Sera |
| 16 | Rishi | Kapoor | An Indian actor, film director and producer. |
| | Usha | | Rajesh's late wife. |
| 19 | Vishnu | | A shopkeeper. |
| | Tarun | Tejpal | An Indian journalist, publisher, novelist. |
| | Mukesh | | An Indian playback singer. |
| | Rahul | | Rajesh's son. |
| | Shivaji | Maharaj | An Indian ruler. |
| | | | II |
| 24 | Ferzin | | A lawyer. |
| | Binny | | Ferzin's colleague. |
| 26 | Darius | | Dinaz's son. aka: Dar. |
| 29 | Verma | | The chief of police. |
| | | | III |
| 32 | Kajal | | Maya's friend. |
| 33 | Lord Krishna | | The Hindu god of compassion, protection and love. |
| | Ravana | | The chief antagonist in the Hindu epic. |
| 35 | Abdul | | A taxi driver. |
| 38 | Karim | | A security guard. |
| 39 | Kishore | Kumar | An Indian playback singer. |
| 40 | Arun | Phedke | Gopal's older brother. |
| | Krishna | | Amit's son. |
