The Chess Players

The Chess Players (1977) — drama film. Directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Amjad Khan, Shabana Azmi. This page maps 3 characters and 3 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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Story Analysis

Against the annexation of Awadh, two noblemen's comic chess obsession exposes the self-centredness and cowardice of a detached ruling class.

Drama · 7/10 · 129 min · 1977

Credits

Director

Satyajit Ray
Cast

as Mirza Sajjad Ali

Sanjeev Kumar
Cast

as Mir Roshan Ali

Saeed Jaffrey
Cast

as Wajid Ali Shah

Amjad Khan
Cast

as Khurshid

Shabana Azmi
Cast

as Nafisa

Farida Jalal
Cast

as Queen Mother

Veena
Cast

as Munshi

David Abraham Cheulkar
Cast

as Prime Minister

Victor Banerjee
Cast

as Aqueel

Farooq Shaikh
Cast

as Capt. Weston

Tom Alter
Cast

as Hirya

Leela Mishra
Cast

Barry John

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Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q76582), public domain (CC0).