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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 ...
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As a history lesson, this film has the merit of explaining how a small number of British officers (members of the East India Company) and their armies, comprised mainly of Indian recruits, managed to conquer nearly the whole of the Indian subcontinent. It is valuable in its dissection of the interaction between the two opposed groups: the British ...
Mughal indolence On one level, the chief theme of this film is the indolence that plagued the elites of the late Mughal empire. By the middle of the nineteenth century, when the story is set, the Nawab’s court at Lucknow was characterised by its detachment from ordinary people and its obsession with pleasure-seeking. The Nawab, who has been honou...
Nawab The Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the ruler of Awadh. The Nawab is a brilliantly realised character brilliantly performed. His is, as General Outram comments, ‘A bundle of contradictions. Prays five times a day, doesn’t touch alcohol, but keeps a harem the size of an army.’ Rather than the decadent rajas of orientalism, he resembles an aes...
Capt. Weston is General Outram’s assistant. (Mir and Mirza leave Lucknow behind) (The Nawab speaks to his prime minister) (The Nawab enjoys a dance) (The chess board with fruit for pieces after one of the wives has stolen the real pieces) (General Outram, right, talks with Capt. Weston) (The Nawab on the throne)
Summary. It is 1856, the eve of the first Indian struggle for independence (The Mutiny of 1857). A British firm, “The East India Company” rules much of India; directly or indirectly through ‘treaties of friendship.’The kingdom of Avadh is under such a treaty of friendship with the British Company. Its ruler, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (Amjad ...
The Chess Players (Shatranj Ke Khilari) is perhaps the most prominent example of Satyajit Ray’s more measured and objective approach to political subject matter.This is in stark contrast to the related work of many of Ray’s regional Indian counterparts who, especially during the late sixties and seventies, were often radical and confrontational in their methods.
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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.
Feb 19, 2002 · The Chess Players (Shatranj Ke Khiladi) (1977) "The Chess Players" is set in Lucknow, India 1856. Two chess-obsessed noblemen, Mir (Jaffrey) and Mirza (Kumar), meet everyday to indulge in their ...
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The Chess Players: Directed by Satyajit Ray. With Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal. Wazed Ali Shah was the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, had sent General Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure was mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, Ali ...
