Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

Title: Shakespeare-Wallah
Original Title: Shakespeare-Wallah
Release Date: 1965-12-01
Status: Released
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Romance
Production Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions
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.
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