Pardesi (1957)
1957 · 2h 24m · Adventure, History
Genres: Adventure, History
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.
Director: Vasily Pronin, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writers: Mariya Smirnova, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Afanasy Nikitin
Music by: Boris Chaikovsky, Anil Biswas
Cinematography: S. Ramachandra, Yevgeni Andrikanis
Editor: Vsevolod Massino
Cast
Nargis as ChampaOleg Strizhenov as Afanasiy NikitinPadmini as Court Dancer LakshmiPrithviraj Kapoor as Grand Vizier Mahmud GavanManmohan Krishna as Champa's FatherP. Jairaj as Ambassador Hassan Bek ShirvanAchala Sachdev as Champa's MotherDavid Abraham Cheulkar as Asad KhanBalraj Sahni as SakaramIya Arepina as DunyashaNikifor Kolofidin as Vasily PaninVsevolod Yakut as MiguelMore like this
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