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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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Sandip Ray |
Assistant Director |
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Javed Siddiqui |
Assistant Director |
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Santi Chatterjee |
Assistant Director |
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Ramesh Sen |
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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Ana Maria De Souza |
Administration |
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Uma Da Cunha |
Publicist |
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Bolai Addy |
Production Assistant |
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Trailokya Das |
Production Assistant |
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Anil Choudhury |
Production Executive |
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N.B. Sukhwani |
Administration |
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Bhanu Ghosh |
Production Manager |
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J.N. Srivastava |
Location Manager |
Edited By
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Kashinath Bose |
Assistant Editor |
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Dulal Dutta |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Sitara Jaffri |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Saba Zaidi |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Rabab Jaffri |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Shama Zaidi |
Costume Design |
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Ananta Das |
Makeup Artist |
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Haru Das |
Wardrobe Master |
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Pradip Bag |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Dulal Das |
Sound Assistant |
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Samir Majumdar |
Sound Recordist |
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Birju Maharaj |
Songs |
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Arun Chakravarty |
Sound Assistant |
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Reba Muhuri |
Songs |
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Narinder Singh |
Sound |
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Mangesh Desai |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Satyajit Ray |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
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Ram Mohan |
Animation |
Camera
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Dilip Bannerji |
Assistant Camera |
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Sumantra Ghoshal |
Still Photographer |
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Anil Ghosh |
Assistant Camera |
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Purnendu Bose |
Assistant Camera |
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Sandip Ray |
Still Photographer |
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Pablo Bartholomew |
Still Photographer |
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Nemai Ghosh |
Still Photographer |
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Soumendu Roy |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Zehra Tyabji |
Graphic Designer |
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Ashoke Bose |
Assistant Art Director |
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Kabi Dasgupta |
Background Designer |
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Joseph St. Anne |
Graphic Designer |
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Bansi Chandragupta |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Jagdish Shetty |
Administrative Assistant |
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Birju Maharaj |
Choreographer |
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