Pardesi
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
Achala Sachdev
Champa's Mother
Padmini
Court Dancer Lakshmi
David Abraham Cheulkar
Asad Khan
Balraj Sahni
Sakaram
Nikifor Kolofidin
Vasily Panin
Amandurdy Khojakuliev
Varvara Obukhova
Nargis
Champa
Prithviraj Kapoor
Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Iya Arepina
Dunyasha
Oleg Strizhenov
Afanasiy Nikitin
Manmohan Krishna
Champa's Father
Vsevolod Yakut
Miguel
Ivan Zhevago
Tver merchant
Stepan Kayukov
Boris Terentyev
Athanasius Nikitin's father