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Shakespeare-Wallah

"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

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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)

Crew

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James Ivory

Director

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Satyajit Ray

Original Music Composer

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Subrata Mitra

Director of Photography

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Ismail Merchant

Producer

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Amit Bose

Editor

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Screenplay

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Writer

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James Ivory

Writer