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Shakespeare-Wallah

1965

120 minutes

DramaRomance

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.

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Top Cast

Shashi Kapoor headshot

Shashi Kapoor

Sanju

Felicity Kendal headshot

Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal headshot

Geoffrey Kendal

Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell headshot

Laura Liddell

Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey headshot

Madhur Jaffrey

Manjula

Utpal Dutt headshot

Utpal Dutt

Maharaja

Praveen Paul headshot

Praveen Paul

Didi

Prayag Raj headshot

Prayag Raj

Sharmaji

Pinchoo Kapoor headshot

Pinchoo Kapoor

Guptaji

Jim D. Tytler headshot

Jim D. Tytler

Bobby

Hamid Sayani headshot

Hamid Sayani

Headmaster's Brother

Marcus Murch headshot

Marcus Murch

Dandy in 'The Critic'

Partap Sharma headshot

Partap Sharma

Aslam

Sudarshan Dhir headshot

Sudarshan Dhir

Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal headshot

Jennifer Kendal

Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant headshot

Ismail Merchant

Theater Owner (uncredited)