William Shakespeare has influenced playwrights and filmmakers alike since time immemorial, thanks to his vast repertoire of plays that not only have the perfect mix of love, hatred, revenge, jealousy and deceit but also stories with a universal appeal. Now, Motley Monks, a Pune-based English theatre group attempts to bring the Bard and Bollywood together in their theatre production. The spoof, When Shakespeare Meets Bollywood, directed by Sameer Khan, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the perils that an English theatre group faces in order to survive.

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