Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Shatranj Ke Khilari, 1977 | Working Still

Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Shatranj Ke Khilari, 1977 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663648

Still Photographer

Document TypeWorking Still

Film Title

Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players, Shatranj Ke Khiladi), 1977, India, English, Hindi, Urdu

Scene Description The opening sequence of the film, as it sets up the premise with Mirza Sajjad Ali and Mir Roshan Ali engulfed in a game of chess as the narration unfolds behind them. Satyajit Ray in frame directing the duo.(22/35)

Producer

Suresh Jindal

Director

Satyajit Ray

Banner

Devki Chitra

Art Director

Bansi Chandragupta

Cinematographer

Soumendu Roy

Cast

David 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

Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Birju Maharaj, Reba Muhuri, Satyajit Ray, Calcutta youth

Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Shatranj Ke Khilari, 1977 | Working Still