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Film / 1965
Shakespeare-Wallah
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.
The story
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 KapoorSanju
Felicity KendalLizzie Buckingham
Geoffrey KendalMr. Tony Buckingham
Laura LiddellMrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur JaffreyManjula
Utpal DuttMaharaja
Praveen PaulDidi
Prayag RajSharmaji
Pinchoo KapoorGuptaji
Jim D. TytlerBobby
Hamid SayaniHeadmaster's Brother
Marcus MurchDandy in 'The Critic'
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