"Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film"02 October 1977Drama129 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.
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.
A male baby is born in a palace, with a distinctive dark mark near his right nipple. But he was born in an Amazonian state so, the Queen takes him from his mother, and dispatches the baby on a raft down the river rapids, as is the local custom - expecting him to die or be saved by the gods.
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city.
After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental health.
A man pursues a woman who is already engaged and eventually gets married to her. Differences between the two lead to a bitter separation that threatens to destroy their relationship forever.
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Shatranj Ke Khilari - Trailer - The Chess Players (1977) - Satyajit Ray
Shatranj Ke Khilari - Trailer - The Chess Players (1977) - Satyajit Ray In 1856 two obsessive chess players fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian ...
The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray 1977)
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Shatranj ke Khilari (शतरंज के खिलाड़ी -- 'The Chess Players') (1977). Directed by Satyajit Ray. Screenplay by Satyajit Ray based on the story 'Shatranj ke ...
The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray 1977)
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