Pardesi
Pardesi1957
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Pardesi
2h 24m·Adventure, History
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6.1/10 avgAverage user ratingThis 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 NargisChampa | Champa |
 Oleg StrizhenovAfanasiy Nikitin | Afanasiy Nikitin |
 PadminiCourt Dancer Lakshmi | Court Dancer Lakshmi |
 Prithviraj KapoorGrand Vizier Mahmud Gavan | Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan |
 Manmohan KrishnaChampa's Father | Champa's Father |
| PP. JairajAmbassador Hassan Bek Shirvan | Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan |
 Achala SachdevChampa's Mother | Champa's Mother |
 David Abraham CheulkarAsad Khan | Asad Khan |
 Balraj SahniSakaram | Sakaram |
 Iya ArepinaDunyasha | Dunyasha |
 Nikifor KolofidinVasily Panin | Vasily Panin |
 Vsevolod YakutMiguel | Miguel |
 Ivan ZhevagoTver merchant | Tver merchant |
| AAleksandr Kuznetsovmerchant | merchant |
 Amandurdy KhojakulievNot listed | Not listed |
 Stepan KayukovNot listed | Not listed |
 Varvara ObukhovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Boris TerentyevAthanasius Nikitin's father | Athanasius Nikitin's father |
| LLeonid TopchiyevIvan III | Ivan III |