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Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977)
Shatranj Ke Khiladi (Hindi: शतरंज के खिलाड़ी; The Chess Players) is a 1977 Indian film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. 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.
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Cast
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali
Amitabh Bachchan
Narrator
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali
Farida Jalal
Nafisa
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston
Crew
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Screenplay
Suresh Jindal
Producer
Munshi Premchand
Writer
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