Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Shatranj Ke Khilari, 1977 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Shatranj Ke Khilari, 1977 | Photographic Still
CinematographerSoumendu Roy
Document TypePhotographic Still
Film TitleShatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players, Shatranj Ke Khiladi), 1977, India, English, Hindi, Urdu
Scene DescriptionKhursid, Mirza's wife, possibly after having stolen the pieces of chess, so as to buy some time from her unavailable husband, asks the househelp if Mirza is back. She is informed of his arrival along with Mir who have now substituted the chess pieces with chillies, lemons, tomatoes and betel nuts for the pieces to be able to continue playing, covering the lack of original pieces. (9/35)
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
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