Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

  1. Budget. est.₹ 20 lakh (est.₹ 5.66 crore as of 2022) [ 3 ] 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 ...

  2. 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 Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court was of no help, as exemplified by ...

  3. 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 ...

    • (3.8K)
    • Devki Chitra
    • Satyajit Ray
  4. Meanwhile, two noblemen meet for a game of chess, neglecting their families and the momentous political occasion engulfing their state. Our take Made during an era of press censorship in India, The Chess Players is a self-described “contemplative though unsparing” drama that examined the country’s future through its past.

  5. Oct 2, 1977 · The Chess Players. 1977 Drama · 2h 9m. Stream The Chess Players. Watch Now. 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.

  6. THE CHESS PLAYERS. 1977. General Outram declares British rule over the kingdom of Oudh in Lucknow and demands that the king, who has shown no interest in the affairs of state, abdicate. Meanwhile, two noblemen meet for a game of chess, neglecting their families and the momentous political occasion engulfing their state.

  7. People also ask

  8. Feb 19, 2002 · Updated 19 February 2002. "The Chess Players" is set in Lucknow, India 1856. Two chess-obsessed noblemen, Mir (Jaffrey) and Mirza (Kumar), meet everyday to indulge in their passion. In doing so ...

  1. People also search for