Pardesi
1957 · 144 min
Adventure · History
★ 6.1This 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.
Crew
- Director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Director Vasily Pronin
- Writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Writer Mariya Smirnova
- Director of Photography S. Ramachandra
- Director of Photography Yevgeni Andrikanis
- Director of Photography Vladimir Nikolayev
Cast
Nargis
Champa
Oleg Strizhenov
Afanasiy Nikitin
Padmini
Court Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj Kapoor
Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishna
Champa's Father
- P
P. Jairaj
Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala Sachdev
Champa's Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar
Asad Khan
Balraj Sahni
Sakaram
Iya Arepina
Dunyasha
Nikifor Kolofidin
Vasily Panin
Vsevolod Yakut
Miguel
Crew
- Director — Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Director — Vasily Pronin
- Writer — Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Writer — Mariya Smirnova
- Director of Photography — S. Ramachandra
- Director of Photography — Yevgeni Andrikanis
- Director of Photography — Vladimir Nikolayev
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