
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2015)
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.


“Share the journey. Share the laughter.”
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.

Bill Nighy
Douglas Ainslie

Maggie Smith
Muriel Donnelly

Tom Wilkinson
Graham Dashwood

Judi Dench
Evelyn Greenslade

Dev Patel
Sonny Kapoor

Penelope Wilton
Jean Ainslie

Celia Imrie
Madge Hardcastle

Ronald Pickup
Norman Cousins

Tina Desai
Sunaina

Lillete Dubey
Mrs. Kapoor
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a drama, comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of hotel, operation, based on novel or book, holiday, married couple, asia. Directed by John Madden, it stars Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson. British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.
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