The Chess Players
Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
7.0(54) 1977-10-02 129 minDrama
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.
DirectorSatyajit Ray
ScreenplaySatyajit Ray
ProducerSuresh Jindal
WriterMunshi Premchand
AnimationRam Mohan
Original Music ComposerSatyajit Ray
Cast & characters
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
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Samarth Narain
as Kallu
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Bhudo Advani
as Abbajani
Kamu Mukherjee
as —
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Uttamram Nagar
as —
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Khairatilal Lahori
as —
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Pradip Shankar
as —
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Ashfaq Mirza
as —
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Amrit Bhushan Gujral
as —
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Ramesh Khosla
as —
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Shaik Farid
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Madan Sudan
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