Adventure ·History · Soviet Union · 1957 · 2h 24m

Journey Beyond Three Seas

परदेसी

Journey Beyond Three Seas poster
Director
Khwaja Ahmad AbbasVasily Pronin
Cast
Nargis as Champa Oleg Strizhenov as Afanasiy Nikitin Padmini as Court Dancer Lakshmi Prithviraj Kapoor as Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan Manmohan Krishna as Champa's Father P. Jairaj as Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Crew
S. Ramachandra — Director of Photography Yevgeni Andrikanis — Director of Photography Vladimir Nikolayev — Director of Photography Boris Chaikovsky — Original Music Composer Anil Biswas — Original Music Composer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
biographygeographyethnographical
Key Collaborators
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Director Vasily Pronin Director S. Ramachandra Director of Photography Yevgeni Andrikanis Director of Photography Vladimir Nikolayev Director of Photography Boris Chaikovsky Original Music Composer Anil Biswas Original Music Composer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Writer Mariya Smirnova Writer Afanasy Nikitin Novel Olga Kruchinina Costume Design
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