Shakespeare-Wallah

Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

Drama Romance

The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.

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  • Release Date: 1965-12-01
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Director: James Ivory

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Shashi Kapoor

      Sanju

    • Felicity Kendal

      Lizzie Buckingham

    • Geoffrey Kendal

      Mr. Tony Buckingham

    • Laura Liddell

      Mrs. Carla Buckingham

    • Madhur Jaffrey

      Manjula

    • Utpal Dutt

      Maharaja

    • Praveen Paul

      Didi

    • Prayag Raj

      Sharmaji

    • Pinchoo Kapoor

      Guptaji

    • Jim D. Tytler

      Bobby

    • Hamid Sayani

      Headmaster's Brother

    • Marcus Murch

      Dandy in 'The Critic'

    • Partap Sharma

      Aslam

    • Sudarshan Dhir

      Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

    • Jennifer Kendal

      Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

    • Ismail Merchant

      Theater Owner (uncredited)

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