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Shakespeare-Wallah

Shakespeare-Wallah

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 December 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Sanju

Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal

Geoffrey Kendal

Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

Laura Liddell

Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey

Manjula

Utpal Dutt

Utpal Dutt

Maharaja

Praveen Paul

Praveen Paul

Didi

Prayag Raj

Prayag Raj

Sharmaji

Pinchoo Kapoor

Pinchoo Kapoor

Guptaji

Jim D. Tytler

Jim D. Tytler

Bobby

Hamid Sayani

Hamid Sayani

Headmaster's Brother

Marcus Murch

Marcus Murch

Dandy in 'The Critic'

Partap Sharma

Partap Sharma

Aslam

Sudarshan Dhir

Sudarshan Dhir

Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal

Jennifer Kendal

Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant

Theater Owner (uncredited)

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