Shakespeare-Wallah
Release Date: 1965-12-01
Rating : 6.5/10
Duration : 120 minutes
Genres : Drama, Romance
Director : James Ivory
Writer : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 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.
Cast
Shashi Kapoor
Felicity Kendal
Geoffrey Kendal
Laura Liddell
Madhur Jaffrey
Utpal Dutt