Shatranj ke khiladi /

Shatranj ke khiladi /

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Chess games provide reality and metaphor, depicting and symbolizing the take-over of Oudh in 1856 by the East India Company. Lavish court scenes at Lucknow, ruled by Wajid Ali Shah, provide sharp contrast with British ambition and single-mindedness

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Premacanda, 1881-1936 (Author)
Corporate Author:	Devki Chitra Productions (Producer)
Other Authors:	Attenborough, Richard (Actor), Azmi, Shabana, 1950- (Actor), Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015 (Actor), Jindal, Suresh, 1942-2022 (Producer), Kumar, Sanjeev (Actor), Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992 (Director, Screenwriter)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	Urdu English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1990 and 1999?]
Subjects:	Wajid ʻAli Shah, > King of Oudh, > 1822-1887 > Drama Wajid ʻAli Shah, > King of Oudh, > 1822-1887 British occupation, 1765-1947 Motion pictures, Indic History India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Drama Oudh (India) > Politics and government > Drama India Drama Feature films Video recordings

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Call Number:	PN1997 .S438 1990z