Original: Shatranj ke Khiladi ( The Chess Players ) revolved around the decadence of nawabi Lucknow , where the obsession with a game consumes the players , making them oblivious of their responsibilities in the midst of a crisis .
Simplified: Shatranj ke Khiladi ( The Chess Players ) tells the story of chess players who are so concentrated on a game that they forget their responsibilities in the midst of a crisis .