![The Chess Players](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/oE8NokbFT2MeBOvxL0ONTBJ4Fhq.jpg)
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
![Sanjeev Kumar original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xfqirwZjtRdzioJ66dUZTBU2KgB.jpg)
Mirza Sajjad Ali
Sanjeev Kumar
![Saeed Jaffrey original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vfESx8h4d8xfGfGasqreTdJgYQP.jpg)
Mir Roshan Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
![Amjad Khan original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/52s7Cbukn505Bo0JzLdurF8RXb.jpg)
Wajid Ali Shah
Amjad Khan
![Shabana Azmi original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oZIL1OPo7163tOpyRUapyRDejT1.jpg)
Khurshid
Shabana Azmi
![Farida Jalal original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jVVz8WUqlsmWCh0MYEsmfSEHWQf.jpg)
Nafisa
Farida Jalal
![Veena original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eyQWDEVwKAEQEFrplETKSW1Dv8s.jpg)
Queen Mother
Veena
![David Abraham Cheulkar original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qlq3zKqvDaTEH5SGN6DY510YtDM.jpg)
Munshi
David Abraham Cheulkar
![Victor Banerjee original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rCwZMPlHUCnE6y4BRxzkVpx8NCx.jpg)
Prime Minister
Victor Banerjee
![Farooq Shaikh original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kyFjIskG6dscyH02aiAGbNqz6YD.jpg)
Aqueel
Farooq Shaikh
![Tom Alter original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3NtQ4zx3dxaeGcymWFfRKndPMqe.jpg)
Capt. Weston
Tom Alter
![Leela Mishra original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/n827OUemLIbQmRTI8hQBxuuOlld.jpg)
Hirya
Leela Mishra
![Barry John original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7eHSfubsgI3qfSFLoe3WUH4Djva.jpg)
Barry John
![Richard Attenborough original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mJGvNS69xUqiNRybKzPl2Zuxe9Z.jpg)
General Outram
Richard Attenborough
![Samarth Narain original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Kallu
Samarth Narain
![Bhudo Advani original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Abbajani
Bhudo Advani
![Kamu Mukherjee original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2dCO3gORxiiaJtnUxVQBO8vUORh.jpg)
Kamu Mukherjee
![Uttamram Nagar original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Uttamram Nagar
![Khairatilal Lahori original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Khairatilal Lahori
![Pradip Shankar original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Pradip Shankar
![Ashfaq Mirza original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Ashfaq Mirza
![Amrit Bhushan Gujral original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
![Ramesh Khosla original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Ramesh Khosla
![Shaik Farid original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Shaik Farid
![Madan Sudan original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Madan Sudan
![Saswati Sen original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Dancer (uncredited)
Saswati Sen
![Amitabh Bachchan original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yAvq3EG5W5WaegZHB7gNdlM2KED.jpg)
Narrator (voice)
Amitabh Bachchan