
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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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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