Pardesi
6.8
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.
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Cast
30 people
Nargis
Champa
Known for
Mother India
Awaara
Oleg Strizhenov
Afanasiy Nikitin
Known for
The Forty-First
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Also in
Black Mountain
Lata Mangeshkar
Also in
Emperor Shivaji
Maze Baal
Naya Sansar
Padmini
Court Dancer Lakshmi
Known for
Mera Naam Joker
Mariya Smirnova
Anil Biswas
Vasily Pronin
Prithviraj Kapoor
Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Known for
Mughal-e-Azam
Awaara
Boris Chaikovsky
Manmohan Krishna
Champa's Father
Known for
Deewaar
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Director · Vasily Pronin Director Mariya Smirnova Writer
Director Writer
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Director
Vasily Pronin
Writer
Mariya Smirnova
Author
Afanasy Nikitin
Composer
Anil Biswas
Composer
Boris Chaikovsky
Cinematographer
S. Ramachandra
Cinematographer
Yevgeni Andrikanis
Cinematographer
Vladimir Nikolayev
Editor
Vsevolod Massino
Production designer
M.R. Achrekar
Production designer
Gennady Myasnikov
Production designer
Mikhail Bogdanov
Costume designer
Olga Kruchinina
Costume designer
Hasan
United States release April 9, 1960 · Produced in Russia, India · Languages German, Hindi, Russian
Production
Naya Sansar
Production
Mosfilm
Production
Russia · India
Produced in
Languages
Original title
परदेसी
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
German · Hindi · Russian
Release dates
India · December 13, 1957
Theatrical
United States · April 9, 1960
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Russia
January 8, 1958
Russia
January 25, 1958 · Theatrical
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