Shakespeare Wallah
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| Shakespeare Wallah | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Jennifer Kendal Felicity Kendal Madhur Jaffrey Geoffrey Kendal |
| Release date(s) | 1965 |
| Language | English |
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Shakespeare Wallah (1965) was Merchant Ivory Productions' first important film. The story and screenplay are by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. This film also marked the first important collaboration with Jhabvala.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Loosely based on the real - life Kendal family, this film follows the story of nomadic British actors as they perform in towns in post-colonial India performing plays by Shakespeare. In this story, Tony Buckingham (Geoffrey Kendal) and his wife Carla (Laura Lidell) oversee the troupe. Their daughter, Lizzie Buckingham (Felicity Kendal), falls in love with Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), who is also romancing Manjula (Madhur Jaffrey) a Bollywood film star.
[edit] Trivia
- Rather than Felicity, Shashi Kapoor fell in love with her elder sister Jennifer Kendal in real life. Their marriage would provide an important contribution to the Indian film industry until Kendal's death in 1984.
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