Watch Pardesi (1957) Official Trailer
6.1 / 10 IMDb December 13, 1957 2h 24m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 24m
Release Date
December 13, 1957
Genre
Adventure, History
Status
Released
Languages
German, Russian, Hindi
Country
Soviet Union, India
Producers
Cast
Nargis
as Champa
Oleg Strizhenov
as Afanasiy Nikitin
Padmini
as Court Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj Kapoor
as Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishna
as Champa's Father
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P. Jairaj
as Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala Sachdev
as Champa's Mother
David Abraham Cheulkar
as Asad Khan
Balraj Sahni
as Sakaram
Iya Arepina
as Dunyasha
Nikifor Kolofidin
as Vasily Panin
Vsevolod Yakut
as Miguel
Ivan Zhevago
as Tver merchant
No photo
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as merchant
Amandurdy Khojakuliev
Stepan Kayukov
Varvara Obukhova
Boris Terentyev
as Athanasius Nikitin's father
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Leonid Topchiyev
as Ivan III
Production Companies
Naya Sansar
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