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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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Santi Chatterjee |
Assistant Director |
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Sandip Ray |
Assistant Director |
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Javed Siddiqui |
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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Shama Zaidi |
Dialogue |
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Javed Siddiqui |
Dialogue |
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Satyajit Ray |
Dialogue |
Production Crew
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Suresh Jindal |
Producer |
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Ana Maria De Souza |
Administration |
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Trailokya Das |
Production Assistant |
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Bolai Addy |
Production Assistant |
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Anil Choudhury |
Production Executive |
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Uma Da Cunha |
Publicist |
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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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Saba Zaidi |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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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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Pradip Bag |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
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Haru Das |
Wardrobe Master |
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Ananta Das |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Narinder Singh |
Sound |
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Birju Maharaj |
Songs |
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Samir Majumdar |
Sound Recordist |
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Reba Muhuri |
Songs |
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Mangesh Desai |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Arun Chakravarty |
Sound Assistant |
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Dulal Das |
Sound Assistant |
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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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Purnendu Bose |
Assistant Camera |
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Sumantra Ghoshal |
Still Photographer |
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Sandip Ray |
Still Photographer |
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Pablo Bartholomew |
Still Photographer |
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Anil Ghosh |
Assistant Camera |
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Nemai Ghosh |
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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Kabi Dasgupta |
Background Designer |
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Zehra Tyabji |
Graphic Designer |
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Joseph St. Anne |
Graphic Designer |
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Ashoke Bose |
Assistant Art Director |
Other Crew
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Birju Maharaj |
Choreographer |
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Jagdish Shetty |
Administrative Assistant |
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