The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | 6200 kbps | 7.9Gb
Audio: Urdu / English / Hindi (Mix) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
02:09:00 | India | Comedy, Drama, History
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | 6200 kbps | 7.9Gb
Audio: Urdu / English / Hindi (Mix) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
02:09:00 | India | Comedy, Drama, History
Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court is of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Veena, David Abraham, Victor Banerjee, Farooq Shaikh, Tom Alter, Leela Mishra, Barry John, Samarth Narain, Bhudo Advani, Kamu Mukherjee, Uttamram Nagar, Khairatilal Lahori, Pradip Shankar, Ashfaq Mirza, Amrit Bhushan Gujral, Ramesh Khosla, Shaik Farid, Madan Sudan, Amjad Khan, Richard Attenborough, Amitabh Bachchan, Agha
The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
Set in the kingdom of Oudh during the last days of the Moghul Empire, THE CHESS PLAYERS marked the first time that the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray worked outside of his native Bengal. The story follows two Indian noblemen (Saeed Jaffrey and Sanjeev Kumar) whose obsession with the game renders them oblivious to the treacherous and historic events happening around them.
In one of his finest performances, Richard Attenborough stars as general Outram, the British officer who covertly manoeuvres on behalf of the East India Company to seize control of the region and depose its King. One of Ray’s most ambitious and expensive productions, THE CHESS PLAYERS is a masterful and visually stunning historical drama.
Extras:
- Interviews with Richard Attenborough by Ray Biographer Andrew Robinson
- Interviews with Saeed Jaffrey by Ray Biographer Andrew Robinson
- Satyajit Ray Production Sketches
- Biographies
IMDb
Circa British rule in India, two slightly eccentric noblemen in India, indulge in chess, day and night, without any regard to the change in the situation, personal life, and the eminent threat of the British taking over their region, becoming a harsh reality. Even when they are forced to leave their comfortable homes, they continue to play chess in the mosquito-ridden outdoors, with two loaded pistols, ready to oppose the British, or even themselves, if need be.
~ rAjOo
The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
The Chess Players / Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
