शतरंज के खिलाड़ी
Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
Movie - 129mins
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.
Cast:
Ramesh
Khosla
Shaik
Farid
Madan
Sudan
Saswati
Sen
Amitabh
Bachchan
Sanjeev
Kumar
Saeed
Jaffrey
Amjad
Khan
Shabana
Azmi
Farida
Jalal
Veena
David
Abraham
Victor
Banerjee
Farooq
Shaikh
Tom
Alter
Leela
Mishra
Barry
John
Richard
Attenborough
Samarth
Narain
Bhudo
Advani
Kamu
Mukherjee
Uttamram
Nagar
Khairatilal
Lahori
Pradip
Shankar
Ashfaq
Mirza
Amrit
Bhushan
Ramesh
Khosla
Shaik
Farid
Madan
Sudan
Saswati
Sen
Amitabh
Bachchan
Sanjeev
Kumar
Saeed
Jaffrey
Amjad
Khan
Shabana
Azmi
Farida
Jalal