The Chess Players
शतरंज के खिलाड़ी
Release: 1977-10-02
·Runtime: 129m
·★ 7.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
India
Production Companies
Devki Chitra
Cast
Farida Jalal
as Nafisa
Leela Mishra
as Hirya
Barry John
Amjad Khan
as Wajid Ali Shah
Shabana Azmi
as Khurshid
David Abraham Cheulkar
as Munshi
Farooq Shaikh
as Aqueel
Tom Alter
as Capt. Weston
Veena
as Queen Mother
Kamu Mukherjee
Victor Banerjee
as Prime Minister
Richard Attenborough
as General Outram
Amitabh Bachchan
as Narrator (voice)
Sanjeev Kumar
as Mirza Sajjad Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
as Mir Roshan Ali
Crew
Nemai Ghosh
Still Photographer
Soumendu Roy
Director of Photography
Munshi Premchand
Short Story, Writer
Sandip Ray
Assistant Director, Still Photographer
Shama Zaidi
Costume Design, Dialogue
Dulal Dutta
Editor
Satyajit Ray
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
Bansi Chandragupta
Art Direction
Uma Da Cunha
Publicist
Kabi Dasgupta
Background Designer