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The Chess Players 1977

Runtime

129 mins

Language

Hindi

Hindi

Satyajit Ray’s first Hindi feature is set in 1856 when Nawab Wajid Ali Shah rules Awadh, one of India’s last kingdoms. The British, via General Outram, plot annexation amid court intrigue. The Nawab seeks pleasure and rites while nobles Mir and Mirza ignore duties, absorbed in endless chess. It adapts Munshi Premchand’s short story of the same name.

Satyajit Ray’s first Hindi feature is set in 1856 when Nawab Wajid Ali Shah rules Awadh, one of India’s last kingdoms. The British, via General Outram, plot annexation amid court intrigue. The Nawab seeks pleasure and rites while nobles Mir and Mirza ignore duties, absorbed in endless chess. It adapts Munshi Premchand’s short story of the same name.

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Shatranj Ke Khiladi Shatranj Ke Khilari 棋手 Los jugadores de ajedrez Die Schachspieler Les Joueurs d'échecs Шахматисты Os Jogadores do Fracasso I giocatori di scacchi 下棋者 Schackspelarna

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