Mirza Sajjad Ali
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The daily life of two wealthy men who are devoted to chess is presented against the background of scheming officials of the British East India Company, the history of its relations with the Indian ruler of Awadh, and the ruler's devotion both to his religious practice and the pursuit of pleasure.
THE CHESS PLAYERS is a multifaceted, psychologically precise parable about British imperialism in India in the mid-19th century. Satirical, snappy and lighthearted, but also haunting and...
Dec 31, 2014 · Shatranj Ke Khilari (English: The Chess Players) is a 1977 Indian film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi Premchand 's short story of the same name. Amjad Khan plays the role of Wajid Ali Shah, King of Awadh, and Richard Attenborough plays the role of General James Outram.
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May 5, 2017 · The Chessplayer: Directed by Luis Oliveros. With Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Lionel Auguste. Leaping from Spain's civil war to German occupied France, this period drama follows a chess master who is falsely accused of being a spy and sent to an SS prison in Paris.
The Chess Players (English Subtitled) From the legendary master of Indian art cinema Satyajit Ray (The Apu Trilogy), comes this powerful treatise on power and manipulation featuring Sir Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park).
Apr 7, 2006 · by Jay Antani. April 7, 2006. Satyajit Ray’s gently satiric parable The Chess Players reminds us that, in the days before America’s machinations in Iraq, we had the British East India Company running roughshod in much same way in India.
