Shakespeare-Wallah 1965

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

Praveen Paul

Prayag Raj

Pinchoo Kapoor

Jim D. Tytler

Hamid Sayani

Marcus Murch

Partap Sharma

Sudarshan Dhir

Jennifer Kendal

Ismail Merchant