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.
Director:
James Ivory
Writer:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Shashi Kapoor as Sanju |
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Felicity Kendal as Lizzie Buckingham |
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Geoffrey Kendal as Mr. Tony Buckingham |
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Laura Liddell as Mrs. Carla Buckingham |
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Madhur Jaffrey as Manjula |
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Utpal Dutt as Maharaja |
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Praveen Paul as Didi |
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Prayag Raj as Sharmaji |
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Pinchoo Kapoor as Guptaji |
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Jim D. Tytler as Bobby |
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Hamid Sayani as Headmaster's Brother |
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Marcus Murch as Dandy in 'The Critic' |
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Partap Sharma as Aslam |
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Sudarshan Dhir as Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited) |
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Jennifer Kendal as Mrs. Bowen (uncredited) |
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Ismail Merchant as Theater Owner (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Camera | Subrata Mitra | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Editing | Amit Bose | Editor |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Writer |
| Writing | James Ivory | Writer |
