Shatranj Ke Khilari Movie Cast

* Sanjeev Kumar - Mirza Sajjad Ali
* Saeed Jaffrey - Mir Roshan Ali
* Shabana Azmi - Khurshid, Mirza's wife
* Farida Jalal - Nafisa, Mir's wife
* Amjad Khan - Wajid Ali Shah
* David Abraham - Munshi Nandlal
* Richard Attenbrough - General James Outram
* Victor Banerjee - Prime Minister
* Farooq Shaikh - Aqueel
* Tom Alter - Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp)
* Leela Mishra - Hirya, Khurshid's maid
* Samarth Narain - Kallu
* Bhudo Advani - Abbajani
* Amitabh Bachchan - (narrator)

Shatranj Ke Khilari Movie Overview:

Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) is a 1977 Indian film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Amjad Khan plays the role of Avadh king Wajid Ali Shah, and Richard Attenborough plays the role of General James Outram. The film also features the actors Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, David Abraham and Tom Alter.

Unlike most of Ray's films, the dialogue in the film is in Urdu and Hindi. There is little dialogue but the fastidious research and sophisticated portrayal of clashing cultures earned acclaim from both film critics and historians of the period.

The film is set in 1856 and shows the life and customs of 19th century India on the eve of the Indian rebellion of 1857. The focus is on events surrounding the British annexation of the Indian State of Awadh (also spelt Oudh), the politics of colonial expansion by the British East India Company and the deluded divisions of Indian monarchs.

The Chess Players employed stars of the Bombay cinema (Amjad Khan, Shabana Azmi and Amitabh Bachchan as a narrator) together with Western actors such as Richard Attenborough. Much of the film was shot on location in Lucknow and Rajasthan. Ray was so impressed with Amitabh Bachchan that he decided to use his voice as commentary in Shatranj Ke Khiladi since he did not find any suitable role for him.

The film went on to win three Filmfare Awards, including the Critics Award for Best Movie, and was a nominee for the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.

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