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	The Hindu : Metro Plus Delhi : Classics for all, once again
		The stories chosen for this year's festival are "Bade Bhai Sahab" and "Shatranj Ke Khiladi" by Munshi Premchand and "Sankraman" by Kamnanath, Lucknow-based short story writer.
		"Shatranj ke Khiladi", which we have also seen as a film made by Satyajit Ray, is a satire about two indulgent feudal lords (Mirza and Meer) obsessed with the game of chess.
		Set in the days before the 1857 `Mutiny', the tale is about a misguided sense of pride and a lackadaisical approach to the nation of these chess players who continue their game sessions even when they know the enemy has set their kingdom, Awadh, ablaze.
	www.hindu.com /mp/2005/06/25/stories/2005062503240100.htm (907 words)

	Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The chess players) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In both his Hindi movies based on Premchand's works, one a telefilm “Sadgati” (The deliverance) and the other a feature “Shatranj Ke Khiladi” (The Chess Players) Ray showed exceptional flair one, in picking the right literature for screen adaptation and two, in placing the theme on a broader landscape without diluting the author’s conviction.
		Hence his interest in Premchand was admirable, that showed an eye for gems and a profound understanding of his medium to see potent stories – ones that would blossom before the camera.
		I focus my attention here to Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players), one of the most amazing portrayals of Lucknow against the backdrop of British invasion lurking in the elusive treaties of friendship offered by the East India Company.
	o3.indiatimes.com /comradesuds/archive/2005/08/04/208389.aspx (578 words)

	A Report: National Seminar on Fiction into Film
		In a close examination of the depiction of Awadh and its politics in the two parallel texts of Premchand and Ray, he studied the changes and their significance to the discourses of feudalism and colonialism.
		For instance, in Charulata, Ray, interweaving the historical and the personal, went on to study a woman’s loneliness and desperation in the figure of Charu, while in Shatranj Ke Khilari, in a departure from Premchand, Ray brought his own personal reading of history and historical figures to bear on the filmic version.
		They further argued that while in Shatranj Ke Khilari there is a redeeming vision of sustained friendship, in Ghare Baire, that possibility is severely problematised.
	jmi.nic.in /Events/Events06/fictionintofilm_23nov2006_seminarreport.htm (1462 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Shatranj Ke Khiladi
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) is a 1977 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based on the short story of the same name by Munshi Premchand, featuring the actors Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, David Abraham and Tom Alter.
		There is an anti-parallel with the Hindi movie Lagaan which was released 24 years later.
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi depicts the British modifying the Indian game of Chess and subsequently their political rules of engagement with the India of the Raj while Lagaan has the Indians (villagers burdened by oppressive taxes or "lagaan") playing the British game of Cricket to challenge the Raj.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Shatranj_Ke_Khiladi (510 words)

	Shatranj Ke Khiladi - Moviefone
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	movies.aol.com /movie/shatranj-ke-khiladi/16984/main (164 words)

	Revisiting 1857: Satyajit Ray's vision
		Shatranj Ke Khilari brilliantly depicts the increasing apathy of the Indian upper class, showing how even seemingly harmless passion can become all-encompassing obsession, and banalities of the daily games overpower life itself.
		While not among the master filmmaker's finest, Shatranj Ke Khilari indeed showed Hindi cinema what the director could do when stepping across the language line.
		I feel Shatranj ke khiladi (SKK) is one of Satyajit Ray's most overrated films and also his weakest.
	in.rediff.com /movies/2005/aug/23shat.htm (954 words)

	Review on Shatranj Ke Khilari by whitedevil - MouthShut.com
		The juxtaposition of the chessboard with the political conditions of 1857 India, the use of animation and plums to signify the fall of Imperial India and the rise of the British Empire all point towards his extraordinary talent.
		Unlike many other films, where the casting of the support causes a sort of imbalance in the film, Shatranj Ke Khiladi maintains a perfect consonance of all the actors performing in the movie.
		Every scene is a treat for the eyes; the confrontation between the two friends to the extent of causing mortal damage to each other is absolutely a delight to watch, considering the background of the fight.
	www.mouthshut.com /review/Shatranj_Ke_Khilari-80955-1.html (1216 words)

	Satyajit Ray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi ("The Chess Players", 1977), based on a short story by the famous Hindi writer Premchand, was Ray's maiden attempt at making a non-Bengali feature film.
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi, was a remarkable movie with brilliant performances and highly appreciated by mainstream Indian film-going audience.
		But all Satyajit Rays movies transgressed language limitations and were acknowledged by film buffs around the world.
	econ.ucsc.edu /grads/abhijit/ray.htm (464 words)

	Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema- Satyajit Ray
		With his film Shatranj Ke Khiladi ("The Chess Players", 1977), based on a short story by the famous Hindi writer Premchand, Ray broke new ground.
		Here he ventured into the terrain of mid-nineteenth century India, the expansion of British rule, and what (to use a cliché) might be termed the ‘clash of cultures’.
		After Shatranj Ke Khiladi, he returned to themes set in his native state of Bengal, though in Ghare Bhaire ("The Home and the World"), inspired by Tagore’s novel of the same name, Ray returned in part to the theme of British colonial rule.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Culture/Cinema/SRay.html (1597 words)

	Naseer's Son Takes Centre Stage (News Articles About Kahlil Gibran)
		It includes the celebrated Munshi Premchand’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi and Badebhai Sahab along with a tale by contemporary Hindi writer Kamtanath called Sankraman.
		While Shatranj Ke Khiladi recounts the lifestyle in Lucknow at the time of Wajid Ali Shah, Badebhai Saab has some legal drama and Sankraman takes a look at a father cribbing about his son and vice versa.
		In recent times Shah’s Motley group has enacted Ismat Apa Ke Naam based on short stories of Urdu writer Ismat Chugtai which was followed by Ismat Manto Haazir Ho which took on the court trial of Chugtai and controversial Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto.
	www.kahlil.org /newsroom/article0075.html (542 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		Trilok Jeltley directed Godan (1963) is still etched in the mind for its realistic narration on celluloid of the struggle of the Indian farmer with Raj Kumar and Kamini Kaushal in the lead.
		In spite of criticism that by changing the end of the story in which the two nawabs kill each other for honour’s sake Ray had done injustice to the spirit of the conquered, Shatranj ke Khiladi is considered one of Ray’s most important films.
		Ray’s telefilm, Sadgati (1981), with Om Puri and Smita Patil in the lead, was soul-stirring as it raised the question of caste that is as alive in society today as it was when Premchand wrote the film.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050731/spectrum/main7.htm (676 words)

	AsiaMedia The Sins of a Pioneer - Satyajit Ray Re-Examined - part two
		Ray's best adaptations from his own stories are films like Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne and Sonar Kella which are essentially for children, although Ray's humour and virtuoso storytelling ability make them enjoyable at any age.
		Until he completed Shatranj Ke Khiladi Ray seems to have successfully avoided uncertain terrain and, for all their flaws, his films upto (and including) Shatranj are marked by gentleness and humour.
		To make matters worse, the film is heavy and ponderous with none of Ray's characteristic humour (which deserted him after Shatranj Ke Khiladi).
	venus.unive.it /asiamed/india/schede/sins01.html (1695 words)

	Shah's Story Sessions (News Articles About Kahlil Gibran)
		“The stories to be enacted include Premchand’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi and Bade Bhaisaheb along with a tale by contemporary Hindi writer Kamtanath called Sankraman,” says Shah.
		While Premchand’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi recounts the lifestyle in Lucknow in the time of Wajid Ali Shah.
		Shah’s Motley group has earlier enacted Ismat Apa Ke Naam based on short stories of Urdu writer Ismat Chugtai which was followed by Ismat Manto Haazir Ho which took on the court trial of Chugtai and controversial Urdu writer Manto.
	www.kahlil.org /newsroom/article0024.html (586 words)

	Munshi Premchand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Premchand was a contemporary of some other literary giants of that era like Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla and Jaishankar Prasad.
		Satyajit Ray filmed two of Premchand's works — Sadgati and Shatranj Ke Khiladi.
		Without rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes or other symbols instead of Indic characters; or irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Munshi_Premchand (1306 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
		When the lights used to shine real bright here, 4 NSC Bose Road was where the screen gods would descend for their diurnal work.
		It was also where Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen would stoop to conquer — invariably touching the ground before walking in through the imposing iron gates — and Satyajit Ray would recreate history — Shatranj Ke Khiladi — with an all-star cast.
		The ramshackle premises that now sprawls over 110 cottahs is just a shadow of its glorious past, with the floors crumbling and make-up rooms unfit for use.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040901/asp/calcutta/story_3693312.asp (524 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mehta's cinematic failure can perhaps be compared to the failure of the much-praised-but-never-evaluated Satyajit Ray in his Shatranj Ke Khiladi, which again is set in 1857.
		He was faithful to small details like costume, so Ray's connoisseurs lavished praise on Shatranj Ke Khiladi for its richness of cinematic texture.
		But they could not pick up the courage to say that Ray's film was an intellectual and cinematic failure, and a monumental one given his towering reputation as an intellectual filmmaker.
	www.hardnewsmedia.com /portal/book/export/html/137 (672 words)

	IndiaPost. Intimate chat with a dancing legend
		BM: All three are dear to me. However, now I take it as a responsibility to teach as much as I can so that we can prepare the next generation for the continuity of art.
		SK: You have been involved with several dance sequences of famous films like Shatranj Ke Khilari and the latest Devdas.
		BM: Some of the films have presented Kathak in a tasteful form without distorting the true beauty of it of which include Pakeezah, Mughal-e-Azam, Umrao Jaan, Teesri Kasam, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje and parts of Devdas are a few to name.
	www.indiapost.com /members/story.php?story_id=1010 (987 words)

	Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players): A film by Satyajit Ray :: SatyajitRay.org
		It is 1856, the eve of the first Indian struggle for independence (The Mutiny of 1857).
		Shatranj Ke Khilari was Ray's most expensive film boasting of stars from western and Hindi cinema of Bombay.
		It was reported to have cost about two million rupees in comparison of his earlier films that were made under half a million rupees.
	www.satyajitray.org /films/shatran.htm (1505 words)

	Bhojpuria People - People, who made us proud... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Satyajit Ray filmed some of Premchand's works, including Sadgati and Shatraj ke Khiladi.
		Sadgati (Salvation) is a short story revolving around poor Dukhi, who gets exhausted to death while hewing wood for a paltry favor.
		Sevasadan (first published in 1918) was made into a film with M. Subbulakshmi in the lead role.
	www.bhojpuria.com /people/premchand.php (1007 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper
		You expressed your desire to direct Shatranj Ke Khiladi long ago.
		Munshi Premchand is one of my favourite authors and the obsession of the two lead characters in the story with chess at the cost of everything else, political or personal, has uncanny echoes of the modern day apathy.
		My intention in presenting the story my own way is not to compete with him or refute him.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main4.asp?filename=hub073104Bachchan.asp&id=1 (584 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
		ASU Chatterjee’s Swami was an interesting conjugal drama in which, a free-spirited girl, Shabana Azmi, was forced to marry a reticent widower, Girish Karnard.
		The famous song, My name is Anthony Gonsalves, that had Bachchan step out of an Easter egg and his monologue in an inebriated condition with a mirror reflection revealed his comic potential.
		Satyajit Ray’s Hindi debut Shatranj ke khiladi dramatised a conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General James Outram.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010916/spectrum/main6.htm (541 words)

	Munshi Premchand Summary
		Satyajit Ray filmed some of Premchand's works, including Sadgati and Shatranj ke Khiladi.
		Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) revolved around the decadence of nawabi Lucknow, where the obsession with a game consumes the players, making them oblivious of their responsibilities in the midst of a crisis.
		Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts.
	www.bookrags.com /Munshi_Premchand (1737 words)

	Shatranj Ke Khiladi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi at the Internet Movie Database
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) • Joi Baba Felunath (1978) • Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980) • Pikoor Diary (1981) • Sadgati (1981) • Ghare Baire (1984) • Sukumar Ray (1987) • Ganashatru (1989) • Shakha Proshakha (1990) • Agantuk (1991)
		This page was last modified 20:02, 18 December 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shatranj_Ke_Khiladi (542 words)

	Royal Shakespeare Company: The Michigan Residency
		For more information, contact the U-M Center for South Asian Studies at 734-764-0352 or visit the CSAS film series web page.
		Shatranj ke Khiladi is included in this series for its representation of feudal governance in 19th-century India and how the British East India Company designed a “federalist” role for itself in South Asia by wresting control of underdeveloped institutions such as a system of uniform taxation and a standing army.
		The film depicts the critical choice that the Muslims of Agra (and by extension, of northern India) confronted in 1947: whether to relocate to the “promised land” of the Muslim state of Pakistan, or to remain in the professedly secular state of India as a minority community.
	www.umich.edu /~bhlumrec/admin_unit/president/WEBSITE/09142005accession/rsc/educational-events/film.html (534 words)

	Satyajit Ray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ray believed that Spielberg's movie "would Not have been possible without my script of The Alien being available throughout America in mimeographed copies." Spielberg denied this by telling "I was a kid in High School When this script was circulating in Hollywood".
		He made Shatranj Ke Khiladi, a movie about chess players.
		Apart from a later short film, Sadgati, this was his only feature film in Hindi.
	satyajit-ray.iqnaut.net (625 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Flavours of shatranj
		A recent food festival — Shatranj ke Khiladi — at the Peshawri in Chennai's Chola Sheraton took patrons back to the period of Wajid Ali Shah, before the British exiled him in 1856.
		This period is also known for its shatranj ke khiladi (chess players).
		According to Master Chef K.M. Srinevasu, of Dumpukht Jolly Nabobs restaurant at Bangalore's Windsor Sheraton and Towers, who brought the Awadh food festival to Chennai, even as the Awadh nawabs played several rounds of chess, they gorged on good food.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /life/2005/04/01/stories/2005040100100200.htm (801 words)

	Details of Satish Gujral
		One of my largest paintings is about the tyrannies of the colonial rulers set against the miseries suffered by the subjects.
		Then there is one of my favorite works, 'Shatranj ke Khiladi', which is about indifferent rulers lost in the enjoyment of their decadence, oblivious to the miseries and fate of their subjects.Some of my recent works also capture people in their daily lives --- people flying kites, Rajasthani men and women against the desert backdrop.
		Q.Going back, you have spent years, from the time you were nine, in complete silence, when you could not hear a thing.
	www.saffronart.com /moreinfo.asp?moreid=1&ArtistId=266 (1383 words)

	Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) - Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection, UCSC
		Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) - Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection, UCSC
		The short story Shatranj Ke Khilari by Premchand
		The action takes place in 1856, in Lucknow, capital of the moslem kingdom of Oudh.
	satyajitray.ucsc.edu /films/shatranj.html (185 words)

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