Shakespeare-Wallah

Overview

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.

Directed by James Ivory

Top cast

Shashi Kapoor

Sanju

Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

G

Geoffrey Kendal

Mr. Tony Buckingham

L

Laura Liddell

Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

Manjula

Utpal Dutt

Maharaja

P

Praveen Paul

Didi

Prayag Raj

Sharmaji

Pinchoo Kapoor

Guptaji

J

Jim D. Tytler

Bobby

H

Hamid Sayani

Headmaster's Brother

M

Marcus Murch

Dandy in 'The Critic'

P

Partap Sharma

Aslam

S

Sudarshan Dhir

Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal

Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant

Theater Owner (uncredited)

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