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The Chess Players (1977)

Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Satyajit Ray
Writer : Satyajit Ray

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid
Farida Jalal
Farida Jalal
Nafisa
Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan
Wajid Ali Shah
Veena
Veena
Queen Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar
David Abraham Cheulkar
Munshi
Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister
Farooq Shaikh
Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel
Tom Alter
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston
Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra
Hirya
Barry John
Barry John
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
General Outram
Samarth Narain
Samarth Narain
Kallu
Bhudo Advani
Bhudo Advani
Abbajani
Kamu Mukherjee
Kamu Mukherjee
Uttamram Nagar
Uttamram Nagar
Khairatilal Lahori
Khairatilal Lahori
Pradip Shankar
Pradip Shankar
Ashfaq Mirza
Ashfaq Mirza
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
Ramesh Khosla
Ramesh Khosla
Shaik Farid
Shaik Farid
Madan Sudan
Madan Sudan
Saswati Sen
Saswati Sen
Dancer (uncredited)
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Screenplay
Suresh Jindal
Suresh Jindal
Producer
Purnendu Bose
Purnendu Bose
Assistant Camera
Anil Ghosh
Anil Ghosh
Assistant Camera
Dilip Bannerji
Dilip Bannerji
Assistant Camera
Bansi Chandragupta
Bansi Chandragupta
Art Direction
Ashoke Bose
Ashoke Bose
Assistant Art Director
Shama Zaidi
Shama Zaidi
Costume Design
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
Dulal Dutta
Dulal Dutta
Editor
Kashinath Bose
Kashinath Bose
Assistant Editor
Ananta Das
Ananta Das
Makeup Artist
Pradip Bag
Pradip Bag
Assistant Makeup Artist
Haru Das
Haru Das
Wardrobe Master
Kabi Dasgupta
Kabi Dasgupta
Background Designer
Ramesh Sen
Ramesh Sen
Assistant Director
Santi Chatterjee
Santi Chatterjee
Assistant Director
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray
Assistant Director
Javed Siddiqui
Javed Siddiqui
Assistant Director
Anil Choudhury
Anil Choudhury
Production Executive
Bhanu Ghosh
Bhanu Ghosh
Production Manager
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
Uma Da Cunha
Uma Da Cunha
Publicist
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
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray
Still Photographer
Sumantra Ghoshal
Sumantra Ghoshal
Still Photographer
Pablo Bartholomew
Pablo Bartholomew
Still Photographer
Reba Muhuri
Reba Muhuri
Songs
Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj
Songs
Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj
Choreographer
Mangesh Desai
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Samir Majumdar
Samir Majumdar
Sound Recordist
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Dialogue
Shama Zaidi
Shama Zaidi
Dialogue
Javed Siddiqui
Javed Siddiqui
Dialogue
Soumendu Roy
Soumendu Roy
Director of Photography
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Original Music Composer
Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand
Short Story
Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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