The Chess Players
# Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
π Overview:
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 β noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
π Languages Available:
Hindi
,
Urdu
π Date Released:
1977-10-02
β Running Time:
129 mins
β Vote Average:
7.1
Beloved Cast
Mirza Sajjad Ali
Sanjeev Kumar
Mir Roshan Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Wajid Ali Shah
Amjad Khan
Khurshid
Shabana Azmi
Nafisa
Farida Jalal
Queen Mother
Veena
Munshi
David Abraham Cheulkar
Prime Minister
Victor Banerjee
Aqueel
Farooq Shaikh
Capt. Weston
Tom Alter
Hirya
Leela Mishra
Barry John
General Outram
Richard Attenborough
Kallu
Samarth Narain
Abbajani
Bhudo Advani
Kamu Mukherjee
Uttamram Nagar
Khairatilal Lahori
Pradip Shankar
Ashfaq Mirza
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
Ramesh Khosla
Shaik Farid
Madan Sudan
Dancer (uncredited)
Saswati Sen
Narrator (voice)
Amitabh Bachchan
