Noble Family
- Gustad Noble
- Dilnavaz Noble
- Sohrab Noble
- Darius Noble
- Roshan Noble
Gustad's Close Friends
- Major Jimmy "Billiboy" Billimoria
- Dinshawji
- Malcom Saldanha
Khodadad Building Residents
- Miss Kutpitia
- Tehmul "Lungraa"
- Mr. Rabadi (the "Dogwalla idiot")
- Inspector Bamji
- Mrs. Pastakia
- Mr. Pastakia (depressed father-in-law of Mrs. Pastakia)
Other Characters
- Ghulam Mohammed (Major Billimoria's accomplice)
- Dr. Paymaster
- Sidewalk Artist (paints the black wall)
- Laurie Coutino (secretary of Parsi Bank, teased by Dinshawji as "Lorrie", Parsi slang for penis)
- Mr. Madon (Manager of Parsi Bank)
- Peerbhoy Paanwalla
- Alamai "Domestic Vulture" (Dinshawji's wife, and later widow)
- Nusli (Dinshawji's nephew and adopted son)
– Indira Gandhi (prime minister)