Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
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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Shashi KapoorSanju
Felicity KendalLizzie BuckinghamGeoffrey KendalMr. Tony BuckinghamLaura LiddellMrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur JaffreyManjula
Utpal DuttMaharajaPraveen PaulDidi
Prayag RajSharmaji
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What is Shakespeare-Wallah about?
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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Shakespeare-Wallah has a runtime of 120 minutes.
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