Shakespeare Wallah (1966)

Shakespeare Wallah
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,577Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $100,528 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $100,528
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal’s family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare plays for the general public, boarding schools, and local royalty, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry. The film also traces the developing relationship between the acting troupe’s young ingénue, Lizzie, and Sanju, a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances, not the least being the machinations of Manjula, a fiery Indian film star who is also in love with Sanju.

Metrics

Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,701-17,800) 17,750 $3,577
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 35,901-36,000) 35,994 $3,577

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 22nd, 1966 (Limited) by Continental Distributing
November 10th, 2017 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
Video Release: April 3rd, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Theater Actor, Theater, Set in India, On Tour, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Cohen Media Group, Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Hindi

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2017 72 $3,577   20 $179   $3,577 2,695

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Leading Cast

Shashi Kapoor    Sanju
Felicity Kendal    Lizzie Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey    Manjula

Supporting Cast

Geoffrey Kendal    Mr. Tony Buckingham
Laura Liddell    Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Utpal Dutt    Maharaja
Praveen Paul    Didi
Jim D. Tytler    Bobby
Prayag Raaj    Sharmaji
Jennifer Kapoor    Mrs. Bowen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

James Ivory    Director
Ismail Merchant    Producer
Ruth Prawar Jhabvala    Screenwriter
Ismail Merchant    Screenwriter
Ruth Prawar Jhabvala    Story by
Ismail Merchant    Story by
Subrata Mitra    Director of Photography
Amit Bose    Editor
Satyajit Ray    Composer
Jennifer Kapoor    Costume Designer

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Synopsis

The real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal’s family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare plays for the general public, boarding schools, and local royalty, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry. The film also traces the developing relationship between the acting troupe’s young ingénue, Lizzie, and Sanju, a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances, not the least being the machinations of Manjula, a fiery Indian film star who is also in love with Sanju.

Metrics

Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,701-17,800) 17,750 $3,577
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 35,901-36,000) 35,994 $3,577

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 22nd, 1966 (Limited) by Continental Distributing
November 10th, 2017 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
Video Release: April 3rd, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Theater Actor, Theater, Set in India, On Tour, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Cohen Media Group, Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Hindi

Leading Cast

Shashi Kapoor    Sanju
Felicity Kendal    Lizzie Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey    Manjula

Supporting Cast

Geoffrey Kendal    Mr. Tony Buckingham
Laura Liddell    Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Utpal Dutt    Maharaja
Praveen Paul    Didi
Jim D. Tytler    Bobby
Prayag Raaj    Sharmaji
Jennifer Kapoor    Mrs. Bowen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

James Ivory    Director
Ismail Merchant    Producer
Ruth Prawar Jhabvala    Screenwriter
Ismail Merchant    Screenwriter
Ruth Prawar Jhabvala    Story by
Ismail Merchant    Story by
Subrata Mitra    Director of Photography
Amit Bose    Editor
Satyajit Ray    Composer
Jennifer Kapoor    Costume Designer

Limited and VOD Releases: Three, Four, Five films worth Checking Out

November 10th, 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

It is not a particularly long list this week, but fortunately we do have one top-notch limited release: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This film will likely pick up at least a few Awards Season nominations. Also worth checking out are Destination Unknown, Mayhem, Thelma, and Gold Star. Although I’m a little biased when it comes to that last one, as we helped writer / director / star Victoria Negri create her business plan to get that film produced. It is also free on Video on Demand, if you have an Amazon Prime account, so you don’t have to risk any money to watch it, if you have already signed up for Amazon Prime. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2017 72 $3,577   20 $179   $3,577 2,695

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance