The Chess Players
Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
129 mins
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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
Suresh Jindal
Producer
Sitara Jaffri
Assistant Costume Designer
Dilip Bannerji
Assistant Camera
Dulal Das
Sound Assistant
Zehra Tyabji
Graphic Designer
Samir Majumdar
Sound Recordist
Ashoke Bose
Assistant Art Director
Jagdish Shetty
Administrative Assistant
Sumantra Ghoshal
Still Photographer
Birju Maharaj
Songs
Anil Ghosh
Assistant Camera
Arun Chakravarty
Sound Assistant
Purnendu Bose
Assistant Camera
Saba Zaidi
Assistant Costume Designer
Javed Siddiqui
Assistant Director
Pablo Bartholomew
Still Photographer
Rabab Jaffri
Assistant Costume Designer
Joseph St. Anne
Graphic Designer
Reba Muhuri
Songs
Narinder Singh
Sound
Ana Maria De Souza
Administration
Bolai Addy
Production Assistant
Trailokya Das
Production Assistant
Javed Siddiqui
Dialogue
Santi Chatterjee
Assistant Director
Anil Choudhury
Production Executive
Ananta Das
Makeup Artist
Haru Das
Wardrobe Master
Ramesh Sen
Assistant Director
Ram Mohan
Animation
N.B. Sukhwani
Administration
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kashinath Bose
Assistant Editor
Pradip Bag
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bhanu Ghosh
Production Manager
J.N. Srivastava
Location Manager
Birju Maharaj
Choreographer
