Shakespeare-Wallah

Name: Shakespeare-Wallah
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal, Laura Liddell, Madhur Jaffrey

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: James IvoryWriter: Ruth Prawer JhabvalaProducer: Ismail Merchant

Shashi Kapoor

as Sanju

Felicity Kendal

as Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal

as Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

as Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

as Manjula

Utpal Dutt

as Maharaja

Praveen Paul

as Didi

Prayag Raj

as Sharmaji

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