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Pardesi

परदेसी

19572h 24m6.2/ 10 · TMDB · 9 votes
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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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Directed by Vasily Pronin, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released13 Dec 1957
Original languageHindi
CountriesSoviet Union, India
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