Shakespeare-Wallah

Shakespeare-Wallah by James Ivory

6.50

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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Cast

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor as Sanju

Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal as Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal

Geoffrey Kendal as Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

Laura Liddell as Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey as Manjula

Utpal Dutt

Utpal Dutt as Maharaja

Praveen Paul

Praveen Paul as Didi

Prayag Raj

Prayag Raj as Sharmaji

Pinchoo Kapoor

Pinchoo Kapoor as Guptaji

Jim D. Tytler

Jim D. Tytler as Bobby

Hamid Sayani

Hamid Sayani as Headmaster's Brother

Marcus Murch

Marcus Murch as Dandy in 'The Critic'

Partap Sharma

Partap Sharma as Aslam

Sudarshan Dhir

Sudarshan Dhir as Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal

Jennifer Kendal as Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant as Theater Owner (uncredited)

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