Movie

Pardesi

★ 6.1/10 · 8 votes 1957 2h 24m Released

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.

Cast

Nargis Champa Oleg Strizhenov Afanasiy Nikitin Padmini Court Dancer Lakshmi Prithviraj Kapoor Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan Manmohan Krishna Champa's Father P P. Jairaj Ambassador Hassan Bek Shir