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The Chess Players

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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…

DirectorSatyajit Ray
WritersSatyajit Ray·Munshi Premchand
ProducerSuresh Jindal

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Cast · Directed by Satyajit Ray

SKSanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali
SJSaeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali
AKAmjad Khan
Amjad Khan
Wajid Ali Shah
SAShabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid
FJFarida Jalal
Farida Jalal
Nafisa
VVeena
Veena
Queen Mother
DCDavid Abraham Cheulkar
David Abraham Cheulkar
Munshi
VBVictor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister
FSFarooq Shaikh
Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel
TATom Alter
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston
LMLeela Mishra
Leela Mishra
Hirya
BJBarry John
Barry John

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