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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1965-12-01
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: James Ivory
Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
Spoken language: हिन्दी, English
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Shakespeare-Wallah
Production Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Shashi Kapoor
Felicity Kendal
Geoffrey Kendal
Laura Liddell
Madhur Jaffrey
Utpal Dutt
Praveen Paul
Prayag Raj
Pinchoo Kapoor
Jim D. Tytler
Hamid Sayani
Marcus Murch
Partap Sharma
Sudarshan Dhir
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