Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Also known as: Chess players Also known as: Shatranj ke khiladi
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Other uniform titles: | Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992.
Chitra, Devki.
Jindala, Sureśa Kumāra
Kumar, Sanjeev, 1938-1985.
Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-
Jalal, Farida.
Azmi, Shabana, 1950-
K̲h̲ān̲, Amjad ʻAlī.
Attenborough, Richard.
Bachchan, Amitabh, 1942-
Premacanda, 1881-1936. Śatarañja ke khilāṛī.
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Other authors / contributors: | Shemaroo Video (Firm)
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Notes: | Originally released as motion picture in 1977. Based on the short story: The chess-players / by Premachanda. Cinematography, Soumendu Roy ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; choreography, Birju Maharaj. Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Amjad Khan, Richard Attenborough, Veena, David Abraham, Victor Bannerji ; narration, Amitabh Bachchan. DVD, all regions; Dolby digital sound. In Urdu with some English; optional English subtitles.
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Summary: | This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars. The other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General James Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight.
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Publisher's no.: | SHEDVD 289 Shemaroo
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