| Homi J. | Bhabha | An Indian nuclear physicist. |
| Mr. | Dalal | Dinaz's acquaintance. |
| Viraf | Davar | Dinaz's husband. |
| Aban | Driver | Sera's best friend. |
| Pervez | Driver | Aban's husband. |
| Banu | Dubash | Sera's mother-in-law. |
| Farokh | Dubash | Sera's father-in-law. aka: Freddy. |
| Serabai | Dubosh | An upper-middle-class Parsi widow. aka: Sera. |
| Sanjay | Dutt | An Indian actor. |
| Indira | Gandhi | Former Prime Minister of India. |
| Meena | Gupta | One of Aban and Pervez's guests. |
| Franz | Gutmann | A German artist. |
| Dastor | Homjee | Banu's acquaintance. |
| Dr. | Kapur | Gopal's doctor. |
| Rajesh | Khanna | An Indian actor. |
| Meena | Kumari | An Indian actress. |
| Mehru | Madan | Sera's neighbor. |
| Ashok | Malhotra | Maya's classmate in college. |
| Dr. | Mehta | Maya's doctor. |
| Zubin | Mehta | An Indian conductor of Western classical music. |
| Mrs. | Motorcyclewalla | Bhima's new employer. |
| W. Amadeus | Mozart | A composer of the Classical period. |
| Pervez | Musharraf | A Pakistan army general and politician. |
| Meena | Patel | One of Aban and Pervez's guests. |
| Maya | Phedke | Bhima's granddaughter. |
| Pestonji | Pipyadas | Viraf's acquaintance. |
| Dr. | Porus | Sera's family doctor. |
| Dr. | Premchand | Maya's doctor. |
| Mohammad | Rafi | An Indian playback singer. |
| Dr. | Roy | Gopal's doctor. |
| Jehangir | Sethna | Sera's father. |
| Jehroo | Sethna | Sera's mother. |
| Divan | Shah | One of Freddy's clients. |
| Dinu | Shroff | A woman where Bhima worked. |
| Amy | Smith | Sera's sixth-standard teacher. |
| Bal | Thackeray | An Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena. |
| Amit | | Bhima's son. |
| Bara | | Gopal's acquaintance. |
| Bhima | | Serabai Dubash's domestic helper. |
| Bibi | | Bhima's friend. |
| Darius | | Toxy's fiancé. |
| Deshpande | | Gopal's new boss. |
| Devdas | | A bookkeeper at Godav Industries. |
| Dinaz | | Sera's daughter. |
| Edna | | A nurse. |
| Feroz | | Sera's husband. |
| Freny | | Sethna's neighbor. |
| Gita | | Banu's night nurse. |
| Gopal | | Bhima's husband. |
| Gulab | | A Dubashes' servant. |
| Gulnaz | | Feroz's ex-girlfriend. |
| Hyder | | Bhima's rescuer. |
| Jaiprakash | | Gopal's acquaintance. |
| Jamshed | | Freny's husband. |
| Jaya | | Aban's midservant. |
| Kali | | The Hindu goddess of death and destruction. |
| Lord Krishna | | The Hindu god of compassion, protection, and love. |
| Mani | | Sera's friend. |
| Mohan | | Bhima's neighbor. |
| Munnu | | The landlord's son. |
| Murti | | Bhima's acquaintance. |
| Nanavatisahib | | Raju's boss. |
| Pandav | | Bhima's acquaintance. |
| Parvati | | A woman vendor. |
| Pathan | | A balloon vendor. |
| Polly | | Freddy's parrot. |
| Pooja | | Maya's mother. |
| Praful | | Mrs. Madan's servant. |
| Prithviraj | | Bhima's father. |
| Rajeev | | Bhima's acquaintance. |
| Raju | | Bhima's son-in-law. |
| Rehka | | Shyam's daughter. |
| Rusi | | Dinaz's acquaintance. |
| Seema | | Bhima's neighbor. |
| Shyam | | Bhima's neighbor. |
| Sujata | | Bhima's best friend. |
| Suresh | | A college employee. |
| Sushil | | Sujata's husband. |
| Toxy | | One of Aban and Pervez's children. |
| Yasmeen | | A Muslim woman. |
