Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
Starring Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal
Directed by James Ivory
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.
Runtime: 120 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: English,Hindi
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: india,theatrical troupe
Cast
Sanju
Lizzie Buckingham
Mr. Tony Buckingham
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Manjula
Maharaja
Didi
Sharmaji
Guptaji
Bobby
Headmaster's Brother
Dandy in 'The Critic'
Aslam
Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)
Theater Owner (uncredited)