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Director:
Satyajit Ray
Writers:
Munshi Premchand (story)
Satyajit Ray (dialogue)
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Release Date:
3 October 1977 (India) more
Plot:
Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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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
David Abraham ... Munshi
Victor Banerjee ... Prime Minister (as Victor Bannerji)
Farooq Shaikh ... Aqueel (as Farooque Shaikh)
Tom Alter ... Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp)
Leela Mishra ... Hirya, Khurshid's maid
Barry John
Samarth Narain ... Kallu
Bhudo Advani ... Abbajani (as Budho Advani)
Kamu Mukherjee (as Kamu Mukherji)
Uttamram Nagar
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Chess Players
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Runtime:
129 min
Country:
India
Language:
Urdu | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
India:U | Finland:S
Company:
Devki Chitra more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Satyajit Ray is a true legend, 16 July 2008
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Author: Nitin Jain from India

This was my first Satyajit Ray movie. And I have to tell you that he truly deserved the lifetime Oscar that he got. The movie is a true classic. And Sanjeev Kumar proves again that what a class actor he is. Sayeed Jaffery and Amjad khan were also very good. The camera angles used in the movie were simply terrific. Especially that scene in which Sayeed Jaffery changes the pawns. This movie however I might say that is not for a regular movie viewer. As the story is slow and you get to know what a real art movie is. I hope Satyajit Ray would have made some more Hindi films for the Hindi viewers. I really loved it and would recommend it to anyone who loves art movies. A true gem of a movie.

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