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Film · 1957

Pardesi

Directed by Vasily ProninNargisOleg StrizhenovPadmini
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13 Dec 1957Released
2h 24mRunning time

The story

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian actor Oleg Strizhenov and India’s 1950s movie star Nargis.

Cast

Nargis

Nargis

Champa
Oleg Strizhenov

Oleg Strizhenov

Afanasiy Nikitin
Padmini

Padmini

Court Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor

Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishna

Manmohan Krishna

Champa's Father

P. Jairaj

Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev

Champa's Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

Asad Khan
Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni

Sakaram
Iya Arepina

Iya Arepina

Dunyasha
Nikifor Kolofidin

Nikifor Kolofidin

Vasily Panin
Vsevolod Yakut

Vsevolod Yakut

Miguel
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