1957/12/13 (US) | Adventure, History
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.
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Director
Vasily Pronin
Director
Nargis
Champa
Oleg Strizhenov
Afanasiy Nikitin
Padmini
Court Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj Kapoor
Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishna
Champa's Father
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P. Jairaj
Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala Sachdev
Champa's Mother
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writer
Mariya Smirnova
Writer
S. Ramachandra
Director of Photography
Boris Chaikovsky
Original Music Composer
Anil Biswas
Original Music Composer
Lata Mangeshkar
Playback Singer