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Original title

शतरंज के खिलाड़ी

Status: Released

Runtime:

129 minutes

Release date

1977-10-02

IMDB ID tt0076696

WikiData ID Q76582

TMDB ID 80556

Original language hi

Production Countries

Description

The movie The Chess Players (Original title शतरंज के खिलाड़ी) has in the main roles on Saeed Jaffrey (Mir Roshan Ali), Amjad Khan (Wajid Ali Shah), Shabana Azmi (Khurshid), Farida Jalal (Nafisa), David Abraham Cheulkar (Munshi), Victor Banerjee (Prime Minister), Richard Attenborough (General Outram), Amitabh Bachchan (Narrator (voice)) The release date of the movie is 02.10.1977. This movie it is produced by Devki Chitra . Filmed in the following locations: Indrapuri Studios, Calcutta, West Bengal, India . Production countries: India Movie Genre: Movies Drama

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. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.

Actors and actresses from the movie

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

  • 1929-01-08

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSaeed Jaffrey OBE (1929 - 2015) was an Indian-born British actor, who made numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits included The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

  • 1940-11-12

Amjad Khan ( 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films, the most famous being the unforgettable Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sh

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

  • 1950-09-18

Shabana Azmi (born September 18, 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television, and theatre, as well as a womens rights activist and parliamentarian. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she debuted in Ankur (1974) and quickly became one of the leading actresses of paral

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

  • 1949-03-14

Farida Jalal (born 14 March 1949) is an Indian actress. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal acted in over 200 films in the Hindi, the Telugu, and the Tamil film industries. Best known for her character driven roles in independent cinema and supporting work in mainstream Bollywood pro

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

  • 1909-04-12

David Abraham Cheulkar (1909–December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with 1941 film Naya Sansar, and went on to act in over 110 films, including memorable films like, Gol Maal

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

  • 1946-10-16

Victor Banerjee (born Partho Sarathi Banerjee, 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who appears in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. He has worked for directors including Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benega

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

  • 1923-08-29

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joine

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

  • 1942-10-11

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. Widely recognised as one of the greatest actors of all time, he is among the most accomplished and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. Bachchans dominance in the Indian film industry starting in the early 70s as the angry young man of Hindi c

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