The Chess Players

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.

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  Satyajit Ray
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  Santi Chatterjee
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  Sandip Ray
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  Javed Siddiqui
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  Ramesh Sen

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  Sanjeev Kumar
  Mirza Sajjad Ali
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  Saeed Jaffrey
  Mir Roshan Ali
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  Amjad Khan
  Wajid Ali Shah
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  Shabana Azmi
  Khurshid
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  Farida Jalal
  Nafisa
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  Veena
  Queen Mother
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  David Abraham Cheulkar
  Munshi
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  Victor Banerjee
  Prime Minister
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  Farooq Shaikh
  Aqueel
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  Tom Alter
  Capt. Weston
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  Leela Mishra
  Hirya
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  Barry John
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  Richard Attenborough
  General Outram
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  Samarth Narain
  Kallu
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  Bhudo Advani
  Abbajani
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  Kamu Mukherjee
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  Uttamram Nagar
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  Khairatilal Lahori
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  Pradip Shankar
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  Ashfaq Mirza