This movie was one of the first to move away from the Bollywood path. It is not about singing and dancing which is o so common in Indian movies but it puts the stress on the political situation between Great Britain and Oudh, a province of India in the year 1856. Two men do nothing but play chess, even when the UK takes over.
I found this movie to be refreshing, because it is also not the standard Hollywood kind of thing. Views of India, Indian dance, Indian (historical) clothing, a nice chess board, Indian ways of eating and so on. So even if you theoretically hypothetically wouldn't like the story, you would still enjoy a different culture.
I gave it an 8.
I found this movie to be refreshing, because it is also not the standard Hollywood kind of thing. Views of India, Indian dance, Indian (historical) clothing, a nice chess board, Indian ways of eating and so on. So even if you theoretically hypothetically wouldn't like the story, you would still enjoy a different culture.
I gave it an 8.