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The Chess Players
2 hours 9 minutes1977-10-02
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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 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.
Cast
![Sanjeev Kumar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i4ABiII7sl2xyaxTQ3Z7bz7292E.jpg)
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali
![Saeed Jaffrey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vfESx8h4d8xfGfGasqreTdJgYQP.jpg)
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali
![Amjad Khan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//52s7Cbukn505Bo0JzLdurF8RXb.jpg)
Amjad Khan
Wajid Ali Shah
![Shabana Azmi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oZIL1OPo7163tOpyRUapyRDejT1.jpg)
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid
![Farida Jalal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tJdqL4BRSAWVFX1W6cmwxFs9IFh.jpg)
Farida Jalal
Nafisa
![Veena](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eyQWDEVwKAEQEFrplETKSW1Dv8s.jpg)
Veena
Queen Mother
![David Abraham Cheulkar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qlq3zKqvDaTEH5SGN6DY510YtDM.jpg)
David Abraham Cheulkar
Munshi
![Victor Banerjee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rCwZMPlHUCnE6y4BRxzkVpx8NCx.jpg)
Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister
![Farooq Shaikh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kyFjIskG6dscyH02aiAGbNqz6YD.jpg)
Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel
![Tom Alter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3NtQ4zx3dxaeGcymWFfRKndPMqe.jpg)
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston
![Leela Mishra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n827OUemLIbQmRTI8hQBxuuOlld.jpg)
Leela Mishra
Hirya
![Barry John](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7eHSfubsgI3qfSFLoe3WUH4Djva.jpg)
Barry John
![Richard Attenborough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gNfQNsx9SrQpHt8Eq6CUwycH9Iu.jpg)
Richard Attenborough
General Outram
![Samarth Narain](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Samarth Narain
Kallu
![Bhudo Advani](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bhudo Advani
Abbajani
![Kamu Mukherjee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2dCO3gORxiiaJtnUxVQBO8vUORh.jpg)
Kamu Mukherjee
![Uttamram Nagar](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Uttamram Nagar
![Khairatilal Lahori](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Khairatilal Lahori
![Pradip Shankar](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pradip Shankar
![Ashfaq Mirza](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ashfaq Mirza
![Amrit Bhushan Gujral](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
![Ramesh Khosla](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ramesh Khosla
![Shaik Farid](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shaik Farid
![Madan Sudan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Madan Sudan
![Saswati Sen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Saswati Sen
Dancer (uncredited)
![Amitabh Bachchan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yAvq3EG5W5WaegZHB7gNdlM2KED.jpg)