A Nehruite Indo-Soviet co-production made in the wake of the Khrushchov ‘thaw’ about the first Russian to set up a trading mission in India in the 15th C. The Muscovite Afanasi (Oleg) travels to India down the Volga, across Iran’s deserts and the Arabian sea. In India he meets the fair maiden Champa (Nargis) through whom he discovers Indian civilisation.
Cast: Nargis Dutt
Crew: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Director), Vasili Pronin (Director), S Ramachandra (Director of Photography), Vladimir Nikolayev (Director of Photography), Anil Biswas (Music Director)
Release Dates: 01 Jan 1957 (India)
Hindi Name: परदेसी
Did you know? The Russian version of the film was extremely short, running for a mere 76 minutes. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
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No
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Meena Kapoor
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Manna Dey
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Manna Dey
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Manna Dey, Meena Kapoor
Music Director: Anil Biswas
Playback Singer: Meena Kapoor
Trivia:
The movie was based on the travelogues of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, called 'A Journey Beyond the Three Seas'.
This was the first Indo-Russian co-production that was made in both Hindi and Russian languages.
The Russian version of the film was extremely short, running for a mere 76 minutes.
Pronin is known mainly for making an early Tadzhik feature in 1947 and the first Kirghiz feature, 'Saltanat' in the year 1955.
The film was shot in numerous exotic tourist locations in India.
This was the first Indo-Russian co-production that was made in both Hindi and Russian languages.
The Russian version of the film was extremely short, running for a mere 76 minutes.
Pronin is known mainly for making an early Tadzhik feature in 1947 and the first Kirghiz feature, 'Saltanat' in the year 1955.
The film was shot in numerous exotic tourist locations in India.
