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The film is set in 1856 and shows the life and customs of 19th Century India at the eve of the Indian Rebellion Of 1857 , and importantly the politics of colonial expansion by the British East India Company and the deluded divisions of Indian monarchs. CAST
STORY The film shows in parallel the helpless, historical drama of the Indian kingdom Awadh (whose capital is Lucknow ) and its Muslim king Nawab Wajid Ali Shah , who is captured by the British alonside the story of two chess-obsessed noblemen. Nawab, artist and poet, no longer in command, could do nothing but cry in poetic fashion, because the British had already signed with him a treaty of protection. Parallel to this drama is the personal (and sometimes humorous) tale of two rich noblemen of this kingdom, inseperable friends, who became passionately obsessed with the game of '' Chaturanga '' or Chess , neglecting their wives. The role of Captain Weston, so British in his ways, but in love with Urdu Poetry , is also worth noting. In the last scene, after which Mir shoots at Mirza and complains out loud "I won't have a partner to play chess with", Mirza responds to him "but you have one in front of you!" (thus making him understand that he forgives him) and he finally concludes that "after nightfall, we will go back home. We both need darkness to hide our faces." PARALLELS Similarities can be found between this movie and:
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