Shakespeare-Wallah

Shakespeare-Wallah

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 1, 1965

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.

Shakespeare-Wallah

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 1, 1965

Shakespeare-Wallah
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Merchant Ivory Productions
Original title Shakespeare-Wallah
Directors James Ivory
Writers Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory

Cast

Shashi Kapoor

as Sanju

Felicity Kendal

as Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal

as Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

as Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

as Manjula

Utpal Dutt

as Maharaja

Praveen Paul

as Didi

Prayag Raj

as Sharmaji

Pinchoo Kapoor

as Guptaji

Jim D. Tytler

as Bobby

Hamid Sayani

as Headmaster's Brother

Marcus Murch

as Dandy in 'The Critic'

Partap Sharma

as Aslam

Sudarshan Dhir

as Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal

as Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant

as Theater Owner (uncredited)