| Shakespeare Wallah | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Felicity Kendal Madhur Jaffrey Geoffrey Kendal Partap Sharma |
| Cinematography | Subrata Mitra |
| Edited by | Amit Bose |
| Music by | Satyajit Ray |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | United States India |
| Language | English |
Shakespeare Wallah is a 1965 Merchant Ivory Productions film. The story and screenplay are by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, about a travelling family theatre troupe of English actors in India, who perform Shakespeare plays in towns across India, amidst a dwindling demand for their work and the rise of Hindi film industry. Madhur Jaffrey won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance. The music was composed by Satyajit Ray.[1]
- ^ "Berlinale 1965: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.