Film · Drama
The Chess Players (1977)
Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
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.
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Writers
- Munshi Premchand, Satyajit Ray, Shama Zaidi
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Release date
- October 2, 1977
- Original title
- शतरंज के खिलाड़ी
Cast
Sanjeev KumarMirza Sajjad Ali
Saeed JaffreyMir Roshan Ali
Amjad KhanWajid Ali Shah
Shabana AzmiKhurshid
Farida JalalNafisa
VeenaQueen Mother
David Abraham CheulkarMunshi
Victor BanerjeePrime Minister
Farooq ShaikhAqueel
Tom AlterCapt. Weston
Leela MishraHirya
Barry John
Richard AttenboroughGeneral Outram- Samarth NarainKallu
- Bhudo AdvaniAbbajani
Kamu Mukherjee- Uttamram Nagar
- Khairatilal Lahori
- Pradip Shankar
- Ashfaq Mirza
