The Chess Players
02/10/1977
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.
Movie Information
Sanjeev Kumar
as Mirza Sajjad Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
as Mir Roshan Ali
Amjad Khan
as Wajid Ali Shah
Shabana Azmi
as Khurshid
Farida Jalal
as Nafisa
Veena
as Queen Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar
as Munshi
Victor Banerjee
as Prime Minister
Farooq Shaikh
as Aqueel
Tom Alter
as Capt. Weston
Leela Mishra
as Hirya
Barry John
as
Richard Attenborough
as General Outram
Samarth Narain
as Kallu
Bhudo Advani
as Abbajani
Kamu Mukherjee
as
Uttamram Nagar
as
Khairatilal Lahori
as
Pradip Shankar
as
Ashfaq Mirza
as
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
as
Ramesh Khosla
as
Shaik Farid
as
Madan Sudan
as
Saswati Sen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Amitabh Bachchan
as Narrator (voice)
