Starring- Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Farida Jalal, Shabana Azmi, Faaroqh Sheikh, and Amjad Khan.
Directed By- Satyajeet Ray
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Weston
Wound not my bleeding body.
Throw flowers gently on my grave.
Though mingled with the earth, I rose up to the skies.
People mistook my rising dust for the heavens.
It's enough for me to have a interest in, basically story of one of Great man's adaptation and directed by Satyajit Ray. This movie is a very helpful content to understand the British attitude towards their India rulers. It mostly emphasis on the attitude of jagiradars towards British rule in India, that they really have nothing to do with the ongoings in Indian subcontinent.
One of the best historical period drama ever made. It so meticulously shows the Policy of Annexation by Lord Dalhousie & the times of Wajid Ali Shah revolving around the story of two chess addicts. Satyajit Ray-a true maestro. Wish you were here Moharaja- tomare selam.
This was Satyajeet Ray's first hindi film, based on Premchand's novel. Art direction did the best in this film. Story is about the fall of Mughal Empire and the kings' indifference to it. It shows how the kings kept themselves entertained in various leisures when their kingdom actually needed them.
Alongside being a really great period piece, this film has voiceover from Amitabh Bacchan and a cool title sequence made out of animation. The film has no heroes or villains. Like in most of his films, he sympathizes with better attributes of both the British and the King, Wajid Ali Shah. General Outram is troubled with the illegal means he must follow to take over Avadh despite a treaty of friendship with the kingdom. But he feels bound by his duty to the British Empire. The King, Wajid Ali Shah, is shown as an accomplished poet, musician and choreographer with no interest in political matters. He has relied on the treaty of friendship with the British to pursue the arts in stead of maintaining an army.
V. S. Naipaul to comment, “It’s like a Shakespeare scene. Only three hundred words (actually over 500 words) are spoken but goodness! – terrific things happen.” Here is an excerpt from ‘The chess players : and other screenplays’
My Rating- 8/10.
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