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Shakespeare in the World - India
Episode 3 of 4
From the Bollywood screen to village storytellers - how has India adopted Shakespeare?
Nikki Bedi explores how India has taken the works of an Englishman brought to them by British colonists in the 18th Century and adapted them for modern audiences everywhere. From the Bollywood screen to storytellers in remote villages, Nikki looks at how people are using Shakespeare鈥檚 stories of love, power and revenge to speak to the concerns of contemporary India.
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