Shatranj Ke Khilari
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Shatranj Ke Khilari is a 1977 Hindi-Urdu period drama film set in 19th-century Lucknow that explores political apathy and cultural decadence on the eve of the British annexation of Awadh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shatranj Ke Khilari canonical | 8 |
| Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977 film) | 1 |
| Shatranj Ke Khilari (short story) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shatranj Ke Khilari Context triple: [Satyajit Ray, notableWork, Shatranj Ke Khilari]
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A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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Punjab Kesari
Punjab Kesari is the honorific title given to Indian freedom fighter and nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai, renowned for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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Shashmaqam
Shashmaqam is a classical Central Asian musical genre characterized by complex modal structures, poetic lyrics, and a rich performance tradition shared primarily by Tajik and Uzbek cultures.
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D.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shatranj Ke Khilari Target entity description: Shatranj Ke Khilari is a 1977 Hindi-Urdu period drama film set in 19th-century Lucknow that explores political apathy and cultural decadence on the eve of the British annexation of Awadh.
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A.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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B.
Punjab Kesari
Punjab Kesari is the honorific title given to Indian freedom fighter and nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai, renowned for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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C.
Shashmaqam
Shashmaqam is a classical Central Asian musical genre characterized by complex modal structures, poetic lyrics, and a rich performance tradition shared primarily by Tajik and Uzbek cultures.
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D.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language film
ⓘ
Indian film ⓘ Urdu-language film ⓘ film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Shatranj Ke Khilari (short story)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shatranj Ke Khilari
|
| basedOnWorkBy |
Munshi Premchand
ⓘ
linked to:
Premchand
|
| centralMotif | chess ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Soumendu Roy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
British annexation of Awadh
ⓘ
linked to:
British administration in Awadh
|
| director | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dulal Dutta ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Wajid Ali Shah ⓘ |
| filmIndustry |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | eve of British annexation of Awadh ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ali Akbar Khan ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Amitabh Bachchan ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Lucknow ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Hindi feature film directed by Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Hindi
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| portrays |
British colonial officials
ⓘ
Wajid Ali Shah ⓘ nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
linked to:
Nawabs of Awadh
|
| producer | Suresh Jindal ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 129 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Lucknow ⓘ |
| setInRegion |
Awadh
ⓘ
linked to:
Oudh
|
| stars |
Amjad Khan
ⓘ
Farida Jalal ⓘ Saeed Jaffrey ⓘ Sanjeev Kumar ⓘ Shabana Azmi ⓘ Victor Banerjee ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | socio-political conditions in pre-1857 Awadh ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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cultural decadence ⓘ decline of aristocracy ⓘ political apathy ⓘ |
| writer | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
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