Film TitleShatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players, Shatranj Ke Khiladi), 1977, India, English, Hindi, Urdu
Scene DescriptionThe mosque nowhere to be found, the kid invites the duo to his house to play the game of chess, also while informing them about the arrival of the British army to the city. Most of the residents fearing the arrival of the army and the possible war have escaped to seek shelter at the town of Sitapur. Mirza and Mir are concerned about the future should the war actually happen, but choose to stay and continue their game. (19/35)
ProducerSuresh JindalDirectorSatyajit RayBannerDevki Chitra
Art DirectorBansi Chandragupta
CastDavid Abraham, Shabana Azmi, Victor Banerjee, Saeed Jaffrey, Farida Jalal, Sanjeev Kumar, Veena, Tom Alter, Richard Attenborough, Shaik Farid, Amrit-Bhushan Gujral, Barry John, Amjad Khan, Ramesh Khosla, Ashfaz Mirza, Leela Mishra, Kamu Mukherjee, Uttamram Nagar, Samarth Narayan, Farooque Shaikh, Pradip Shankar, Madan Sudan, Budhavani Budhavani, Khairatilal Khairatilal, Farooq Shaikh
EditingDulal Dutta
Music DirectorBirju Maharaj, Reba Muhuri, Satyajit Ray, Calcutta youth
