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The Chess Players

Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film

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In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess.

Directed bySatyajit Ray

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
HI
Released
October 2, 1977
Studios
Devki Chitra

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar

Mirza Sajjad Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Mir Roshan Ali

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Wajid Ali Shah

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Khurshid

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

Nafisa

Veena

Veena

Queen Mother

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

Munshi

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Prime Minister

Farooq Shaikh

Farooq Shaikh

Aqueel

Tom Alter

Tom Alter

Capt. Weston

Creative team
Directed by
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Written by
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand
Produced by
Suresh Jindal

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