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Synopsis
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.
Title | Shakespeare-Wallah |
Companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
Countries | United States of America |
Keywords | india, theatrical troupe |

Shashi Kapoor
Sanju
Felicity Kendal
Lizzie BuckinghamGeoffrey Kendal
Mr. Tony BuckinghamLaura Liddell
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey
Manjula
Utpal Dutt
MaharajaPraveen Paul
Didi
Prayag Raj
Sharmaji
Pinchoo Kapoor
GuptajiJim D. Tytler
BobbyHamid Sayani
Headmaster's BrotherMarcus Murch
Dandy in 'The Critic'Partap Sharma
AslamSudarshan Dhir
Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
Jennifer Kendal
Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)