Shakespeare-Wallah

6.5

120 minutes

12/1/1965

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.

Cast List

Shashi Kapoor
as Sanju
Felicity Kendal
as Lizzie Buckingham
Geoffrey Kendal
as Mr. Tony Buckingham
Laura Liddell
as Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey
as Manjula
Utpal Dutt
as Maharaja
Praveen Paul
as Didi
Prayag Raj
as Sharmaji
Pinchoo Kapoor
as Guptaji
Jim D. Tytler
as Bobby
Hamid Sayani
as Headmaster's Brother
Marcus Murch
as Dandy in 'The Critic'
Partap Sharma
as Aslam
Sudarshan Dhir
as Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
Jennifer Kendal
as Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)
Ismail Merchant
as Theater Owner (uncredited)