Shatranj Ke Khiladi

The game fulfils a range of narrative purposes — from being a stand-in for warfare and statecraft to symbolising ambition, decadence, upward mobility, and so on The game fulfils a range of…

The game fulfils a range of narrative purposes — from being a stand-in for warfare and statecraft to symbolising ambition, decadence, upward mobility, and so on The game fulfils a range of…

In Ray’s centenary year, a new exhibition showcasing the costumes of Shatranj Ke Khiladi celebrates the filmmaker’s eye for detail In her introduction to ‘A King’s Gambit’, a…