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Cast
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Sanjeev Kumar | As: Mirza Sajjad Ali |
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Saeed Jaffrey | As: Mir Roshan Ali |
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Amjad Khan | As: Wajid Ali Shah |
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Shabana Azmi | As: Khurshid |
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Farida Jalal | As: Nafisa |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film |
| Certification: | U |
Cast
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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 |
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Amrit Bhushan Gujral |
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Ramesh Khosla |
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Shaik Farid |
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Madan Sudan |
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Saswati Sen |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Amitabh Bachchan |
Narrator (voice) |
Directed By
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Satyajit Ray |
Director |
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Ramesh Sen |
Assistant Director |
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Santi Chatterjee |
Assistant Director |
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Sandip Ray |
Assistant Director |
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Javed Siddiqui |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Munshi Premchand |
Short Story |
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Satyajit Ray |
Screenplay |
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Munshi Premchand |
Writer |
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Satyajit Ray |
Dialogue |
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Shama Zaidi |
Dialogue |
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Javed Siddiqui |
Dialogue |
Production Crew
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Suresh Jindal |
Producer |
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Anil Choudhury |
Production Executive |
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Bhanu Ghosh |
Production Manager |
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J.N. Srivastava |
Location Manager |
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Bolai Addy |
Production Assistant |
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Trailokya Das |
Production Assistant |
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Uma Da Cunha |
Publicist |
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N.B. Sukhwani |
Administration |
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Ana Maria De Souza |
Administration |
Edited By
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Dulal Dutta |
Editor |
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Kashinath Bose |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Shama Zaidi |
Costume Design |
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Rabab Jaffri |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Sitara Jaffri |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Saba Zaidi |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Ananta Das |
Makeup Artist |
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Pradip Bag |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
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Haru Das |
Wardrobe Master |
Sound
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Narinder Singh |
Sound |
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Arun Chakravarty |
Sound Assistant |
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Dulal Das |
Sound Assistant |
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Reba Muhuri |
Songs |
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Birju Maharaj |
Songs |
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Mangesh Desai |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Samir Majumdar |
Sound Recordist |
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Satyajit Ray |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
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Ram Mohan |
Animation |
Camera
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Purnendu Bose |
Assistant Camera |
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Anil Ghosh |
Assistant Camera |
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Dilip Bannerji |
Assistant Camera |
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Nemai Ghosh |
Still Photographer |
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Sandip Ray |
Still Photographer |
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Sumantra Ghoshal |
Still Photographer |
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Pablo Bartholomew |
Still Photographer |
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Soumendu Roy |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Bansi Chandragupta |
Art Direction |
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Ashoke Bose |
Assistant Art Director |
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Kabi Dasgupta |
Background Designer |
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Zehra Tyabji |
Graphic Designer |
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Joseph St. Anne |
Graphic Designer |
Other Crew
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Jagdish Shetty |
Administrative Assistant |
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Birju Maharaj |
Choreographer |
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