Shakespeare-Wallah

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.

Date of release
1965-12-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (14)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
James Ivory

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Shakespeare Wallah is a 1965 Merchant Ivory Productions film about a travelling family theatre troupe of English actors who perform Shakespeare plays in towns across India, amidst the rise of the Hindi film industry and a dwindling demand for their work.

Production

After the success of their first film, The Householder (1963), the team of Ivory and Merchant reunited with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and actor Shashi Kapoor for this film. Due to budget constraints, the film was shot in black and white, and the Kendal family play their own fictionalized counterparts, the Buckinghams.

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