Pardesi

1957
2h 24m
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Overview

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.

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Music
Music by Anil Biswas
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vladimir Nikolayev and Yevgeni Andrikanis
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Details

Directors: Vasily Pronin
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writers: Mariya SmirnovaWriter
Khwaja Ahmad AbbasWriter
Afanasy NikitinNovel
Original title: परदेसी
Status: Released
Release date: December 13, 1957
Original language: Hindi
Countries: Soviet Union, India

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Production

Naya Sansar

Cast

NargisChampa
Oleg StrizhenovAfanasiy Nikitin
PadminiCourt Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj KapoorGrand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan KrishnaChampa's Father
P. JairajAmbassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala SachdevChampa's Mother
David Abraham CheulkarAsad Khan
Balraj SahniSakaram
Iya ArepinaDunyasha
Nikifor KolofidinVasily Panin
Vsevolod YakutMiguel
Ivan ZhevagoTver merchant
Aleksandr Kuznetsovmerchant
Amandurdy Khojakuliev
Stepan Kayukov
Varvara Obukhova
Boris TerentyevAthanasius Nikitin's father
Leonid TopchiyevIvan III