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Shatranj Ke Khilari 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. The film also features the actors Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farooque Shaikh, David Abraham, and Tom Alter, as well as Amitabh Bachchan as the narrator. This is the first hindi feature film of filmmaker Satyajit Ray and second being 'Sadgati'- another adaptation of Premchand's short story.
Original Release
10/03/1977
US Release
05/17/1978
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sanjeev Kumar | Mirza Sajjad Ali |
| Saeed Jaffrey | Mir Roshan Ali |
| Shabana Azmi | Khurshid, Mirza's wife / Khurshid |
| Farida Jalal | Nafisa, Mir's wife / Nafisa |
| Veena | Queen Mother |
| David Abraham | Munshi |
| Victor Banerjee | Prime Minister |
| Farooq Shaikh | Aqueel |
| Tom Alter | Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp) / Capt. Weston |
| Leela Mishra | Hirya, Khurshid's maid / Hirya |
Directors
Writers
Satyajit Ray, Munshi Premchand, Shama Zaidi, Javed Siddiqui
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sanjeev Kumar | Mirza Sajjad Ali |
| Saeed Jaffrey | Mir Roshan Ali |
| Shabana Azmi | Khurshid, Mirza's wife / Khurshid |
| Farida Jalal | Nafisa, Mir's wife / Nafisa |
| Veena | Queen Mother |
| David Abraham | Munshi |
| Victor Banerjee | Prime Minister |
| Farooq Shaikh | Aqueel |
| Tom Alter | Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp) / Capt. Weston |
| Leela Mishra | Hirya, Khurshid's maid / Hirya |
| Barry John | |
| Samarth Narain | Kallu |
| Bhudo Advani | Abbajani |
| Kamu Mukherjee | (as Kamu Mukherji) |
| Uttamram Nagar | |
| Khairatilal Lahori | |
| Pradip Shankar | |
| Ashfaq Mirza | |
| Amrit Bhushan Gujral | |
| Ramesh Khosla |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Suresh Jindal | Producer |
