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Shakespeare-Wallah

Genre:DramaRomance

Released:1965-12-01

Runtime:120

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:

Shashi Kapoor

Character: Sanju

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Felicity Kendal

Character: Lizzie Buckingham

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Geoffrey Kendal

Character: Mr. Tony Buckingham

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Laura Liddell

Character: Mrs. Carla Buckingham

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Madhur Jaffrey

Character: Manjula

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Utpal Dutt

Character: Maharaja

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Praveen Paul

Character: Didi

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Prayag Raj

Character: Sharmaji

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Pinchoo Kapoor

Character: Guptaji

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Jim D. Tytler

Character: Bobby

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Hamid Sayani

Character: Headmaster's Brother

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Marcus Murch

Character: Dandy in 'The Critic'

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Partap Sharma

Character: Aslam

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Sudarshan Dhir

Character: Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

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Jennifer Kendal

Character: Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

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Ismail Merchant

Character: Theater Owner (uncredited)

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