Sunday, December 19, 2010

Shatranj ke Khiladi

What a lovely movie!
We had a DVD which landed at our place from Lord knows where.
I loved the juxtapositioning of the chess-obsessed with the annexation of Oudh! I loved the landscapes, the characters, the lack of music, the outfits.
And I must read Premchand!

3 comments:

  1. i like the last sentence. You must!

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  2. :)
    Can you suggest any good translation?

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  3. I think this one could be readable-- check it out-
    http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/kafan/krousefauque2004.pdf?

    This one is the main page.
    http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/kafan/index.html

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