Pardesi
परदेसी
Release: 1957-12-13·Runtime: 144m·★ 6.1
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.
Production Countries
Soviet UnionIndia
Production Companies
Naya Sansar
Mosfilm
Cast
Oleg Strizhenovas Afanasiy Nikitin
Prithviraj Kapooras Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishnaas Champa's Father
Achala Sachdevas Champa's Mother
Ivan Zhevagoas Tver merchant
Amandurdy Khojakuliev
Nargisas Champa
Balraj Sahnias Sakaram
Vsevolod Yakutas Miguel
Nikifor Kolofidinas Vasily Panin
Stepan Kayukov
Boris Terentyevas Athanasius Nikitin's father
Padminias Court Dancer Lakshmi
David Abraham Cheulkaras Asad Khan
Iya Arepinaas Dunyasha
Varvara ObukhovaCrew
" />Boris ChaikovskyOriginal Music Composer
" />Olga KruchininaCostume Design
" />Afanasy NikitinNovel
" />Aleksandr RenkovVFX Director of Photography
" />Gennady MyasnikovProduction Design
" />Vsevolod MassinoEditor
" />Zoya MoryakovaVFX Artist
" />Lata MangeshkarPlayback Singer
" />Manna DeyPlayback Singer
" />Mikhail BogdanovProduction Design
" />Khwaja Ahmad AbbasDirector, Writer
" />Mariya SmirnovaWriter
" />Arnold RoytmanConductor
" />Yevgeni AndrikanisDirector of Photography
" />Damir Vyatich-BerezhnykhAssistant Director