The Chess Players by Satyajit Ray
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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. 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.
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Cast
Sanjeev Kumar as Mirza Sajjad Ali
Saeed Jaffrey as Mir Roshan Ali
Amjad Khan as Wajid Ali Shah
Shabana Azmi as Khurshid
Farida Jalal as Nafisa
Veena as Queen Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar as Munshi
Victor Banerjee as Prime Minister
Farooq Shaikh as Aqueel
Tom Alter as Capt. Weston
Leela Mishra as Hirya
Barry John as
Richard Attenborough as General Outram
Samarth Narain as Kallu
Bhudo Advani as Abbajani
Kamu Mukherjee as
Uttamram Nagar as
Khairatilal Lahori as
Pradip Shankar as
Ashfaq Mirza as
Amrit Bhushan Gujral as
Ramesh Khosla as
Shaik Farid as
Madan Sudan as
Saswati Sen as Dancer (uncredited)
Amitabh Bachchan as Narrator (voice)
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