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Shatranj ke khilari : The chess players /

This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars. The other dramatises the conflict between Wajid...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films Sans Frontières, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992, Zaidi, Shama, Siddique, Javed, Bachchan, Amitabh, 1942-, Kumar, Sanjeev, 1938-1985, Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015, Azmi, Shabana, 1950-, Khan, Amjad, 1940-1992, Attenborough, Richard, Premacanda, 1881-1936
Format: Video DVD
Language:Urdu
Language Notes:In Urdu with optional subtitles in English.
Published: N[ew] Y[ork], NY : Kino on Video, [2006]
Subjects:
Historical films.
Wajid ʻAli Shah, > King of Oudh, > 1822-1887 > Drama.
Oudh (India) > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Drama.
Outram, James, > 1803-1863 > Drama.
Chess players > India > Drama.
Foreign films.
Feature films.
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Summary:This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars. The other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General James Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight.
Item Description:"Kino International."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Based on the story by Premchand.
A foreign film (India).
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Special features: Satyajit Ray : selected filmography -- Original British poster art -- Production note.
"K408 DVD"--Disc surface. "K408"--Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Camera, Soumenou Roy ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; animation, Ram Mohan ; dances composed and choreography, Birju Maharaj ; original music, Satyajit Ray.