Pardesi poster

Pardesi

6.119572h 24m

AdventureHistory

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.

Directed by Vasily Pronin

CAST

The people behind the story

Nargis

NargisChampa

Oleg Strizhenov

Oleg StrizhenovAfanasiy Nikitin

Padmini

PadminiCourt Dancer Lakshmi

Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj KapoorGrand Vizier Mahmud Gavan

Manmohan Krishna

Manmohan KrishnaChampa's Father

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P. JairajAmbassador Hassan Bek Shirvan

Achala Sachdev

Achala SachdevChampa's Mother

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham CheulkarAsad Khan