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Shatranj Ke Khilari

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Set in 1856, this satirical film traces the fate of Awadh, a kingdom ruled by Wajid Ali Shah and his team of uninterested governors. Two noblemen go a step further and devote themselves to endless rounds of chess while their kingdom gets annexed.
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Satyajit Ray

Director

Saeed Jaffrey

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Shabana Azmi

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Farida Jalal

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Tom Alter

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Veena

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Synopsis Set in 1856, this satirical film traces the fate of Awadh, a kingdom ruled by Wajid Ali Shah and his team of uninterested governors. Two noblemen go a step further and devote themselves to endless rounds of chess while their kingdom gets annexed.
Director
Satyajit Ray
Producer
Suresh Jindal
Screenwriter
Munshi Premchand, Satyajit Ray
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 31m
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