The Chess Players (1977)

2h 9m
Running Time

October 2, 1977
Release Date

The Chess Players (1977)

2h 9m
Running Time

October 2, 1977
Release Date

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Plot.

It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either—Court nobles Mir and Mirza, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless games of chess. The film is based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.

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Cast & Crew.

Ramesh Sen

Ramesh Sen

Assistant Director

Birju Maharaj

Birju Maharaj

Choreographer / Songs

Purnendu Bose

Purnendu Bose

Assistant Camera

Anil Ghosh

Anil Ghosh

Assistant Camera

Dilip Bannerji

Dilip Bannerji

Assistant Camera

Rabab Jaffri

Rabab Jaffri

Assistant Costume Designer

Sitara Jaffri

Sitara Jaffri

Assistant Costume Designer

Saba Zaidi

Saba Zaidi

Assistant Costume Designer

Narinder Singh

Narinder Singh

Sound

Arun Chakravarty

Arun Chakravarty

Sound Assistant

Dulal Das

Dulal Das

Sound Assistant

Kashinath Bose

Kashinath Bose

Assistant Editor

Pradip Bag

Pradip Bag

Assistant Makeup Artist

Haru Das

Haru Das

Wardrobe Master

Kabi Dasgupta

Kabi Dasgupta

Background Designer

J.N. Srivastava

J.N. Srivastava

Location Manager

Bolai Addy

Bolai Addy

Production Assistant

Trailokya Das

Trailokya Das

Production Assistant

Ram Mohan

Ram Mohan

Animation

Zehra Tyabji

Zehra Tyabji

Graphic Designer

Joseph St. Anne

Joseph St. Anne

Graphic Designer

N.B. Sukhwani

N.B. Sukhwani

Administration

Ana Maria De Souza

Ana Maria De Souza

Administration

Jagdish Shetty

Jagdish Shetty

Administrative Assistant

Nemai Ghosh

Nemai Ghosh

Still Photographer

Sumantra Ghoshal

Sumantra Ghoshal

Still Photographer

Pablo Bartholomew

Pablo Bartholomew

Still Photographer

Reba Muhuri

Reba Muhuri

Songs

Samir Majumdar

Samir Majumdar

Sound Recordist

Shaik Farid

Shaik Farid

Ramesh Khosla

Ramesh Khosla

Amrit Bhushan Gujral

Amrit Bhushan Gujral

Ashfaq Mirza

Ashfaq Mirza

Pradip Shankar

Pradip Shankar

Khairatilal Lahori

Khairatilal Lahori

Uttamram Nagar

Uttamram Nagar

Kamu Mukherjee

Kamu Mukherjee

Barry John

Barry John

Madan Sudan

Madan Sudan

Details.

Release Date
October 2, 1977

Original Name
शतरंज के खिलाड़ी

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 9m

Genres

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Wiki.

Shatranj Ke Khilari, also subtitled and later internationally released with the translated title The Chess Players, is a 1977 Indian film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.

Amjad Khan plays the role of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, Nawab of Awadh, and Richard Attenborough enacts the role of General James Outram. The main cast includes actors Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey as the chess players. It also has Shabana Azmi, Farooque Shaikh, Farida Jalal, David Abraham, and Tom Alter. It has Amitabh Bachchan as the narrator.

It was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.This is the only full-length Hindi feature film of filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He later made a short Hindi film for TV named Sadgati, another adaptation of Munshi Premchand's short story.

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