The Chess Players (Shatranj Ke Khilari) (1977)

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Directed by

Satyajit Ray

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Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali

Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali

Shabana Azmi
Khurshid, Mirza's wife

Farida Jalal
Nafisa, Mir's wife

Veena
Queen Mother

Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister

Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel

Tom Alter
Capt. Weston

Written by

Satyajit Ray
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Description: Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) is a 1977 Indian film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Amjad Khan plays the role of Wajid Ali Shah, King of Awadh, and Richard Attenborough plays the role of General James Outram. The film also features the actors Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, David Abraham and Tom Alter. Unlike most of Ray's films, the dialogue in the film is in Urdu and Hindi. There is little dialogue but the fastidious research and sophisticated portrayal of clashing cultures earned acclaim from both film critics and historians of the period. The ... (more)

Release date: 3 October 1977

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"25.8. Yläluokkaiset miehet haluaisivat vain pelata shakkia. Kun britit lähestyvät valloittamaan aluetta, myy laiska ja mukavuudenhaluinen kuningas kansansa, jotta ei joudu luopumaan omasta mukavuudestaan niin paljon. Yläluokkaisia miehiä ärsyttää, kun joka hetki ei voi pelata shakkia."