Pardesi (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Vasili Pronin |
| Written by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Mariya Smirnova |
| Produced by | Naya Sansar Mosfilm Studio |
| Starring | Oleg Strizhenov Nargis Padmini Prithviraj Kapoor Balraj Sahni |
| Cinematography | Ramchandra V. V. Nikolaev Yevgeniy Nikolayevich Andrikanis |
| Music by | Anil Biswas
Boris Chaikovsky |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 min. |
| Countries | India Soviet Union |
| Languages | Hindi Russian |
Pardesi (Hindi: Pardesi, lit. 'Foreigner'; Russian: Хождение за три моря, romanized: Khozhdenie za tri morya, lit. 'Journey Beyond the Three Seas') is a 1957 film jointly directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Vasili Pronin.[1][2][3]
It was made in two versions, Hindi and Russian, and is based on the travelogues of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, called A Journey Beyond the Three Seas, which is now considered a Russian literary monument.[2]
Made during the high time of Indo-Russian amity, Pardesi is an Indo-Soviet co-production between the state-owned Mosfilm and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas's Naya Sansar International production house.[1][2][4]
The film has music by Anil Biswas,[4][5] and had some memorable hits such as Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re, by Meena Kapoor, Na Dir Dhin Tana Dere Na, by Lata Mangeshkar and was danced to by Padmini.[4] The film was in SovColor, though no colour print of the Hindi version is known to survive in India. Only a black and white copy of the Hindi film survives.[2]
Synopsis
The film tells the story of Afanasy Nikitin (Oleg Strizhenov), a 15th-century Russian trader from Tver who travelled to India (1466–1472) and falls in love with an Indian girl, Champa (Nargis).[2][5]
Cast
- Oleg Strizhenov as Afanasy Nikitin[2][1][4]
- Nargis as Champa[2][1][4]
- Padmini as Laxmi[2][1][4]
- Prithviraj Kapoor as Mahmood Gawan[2][1][4]
- Balraj Sahni as Sakharam[2][5]
- David as Asad Khan[2][4]
- Achala Sachdev as Champa's Mother[2]
- Manmohan Krishna as Champa's Father[2]
- Paidi Jairaj as Hassan Beg Khurasani
- Rashid Khan as Scribe
- Stepan Kayukov as Yevsey Ivanovich
Music
Film's music is by Anil Biswas and film songs were written by Prem Dhawan and Ali Sardar Jafri.[5]
- "Rasiyaa Re Man Basiyaa Re" – Meena Kapoor[5]
- "Na Dir Dhin Tana Dere Na, Na Ja Na Ja Balam" – Lata Mangeshkar[5]
- "Phir Milenge Jane Wale Yar Dusvidaniya" – Manna Dey
- "So Ja Re Lalna So Ja Re Lalna" – Meena Kapoor
- "Rim Jhim Rim Jhim Barse Pani Re" – Meena Kapoor, Manna Dey[5]
- "Jai Jai Ramkrishna Hari, Tujh Me Ram Mujh Me Ram" – Manna Dey
- "Arre Zara Suno Lagakar Dhyan" (2) – Manna Dey
- "Arre Zara Suno Lagakar Dhyan, Yahan Jan Me Log Mahan" – Manna Dey[5]
Awards
- 1958 Cannes Film Festival – Golden Palm – Nomination[6]
- 1958 Filmfare Best Art Direction Award – M.R. Acharekar[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Thompson, Howard (11 April 1960). "Screen: Adventure Story:' Journey Beyond Three Seas' at the Cameo (film review of Pardesi (1957 film))". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Pardesi (1957 film)". Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Mahmood, Hameeduddin (1974). "Pardesi fourth Ind-Soviet co-production". The Kaleidoscope of Indian Cinema. Affiliated East-West Press. pp. 17, 74, 84.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Alan Goble. "Pardesi (1957) - cast and crew". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pardesi (1957 film) - Cast and Crew". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection 1958 : All the Selection - Competition (film Pardesi included)". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards List (scroll down to 1957 for Pardesi (1957 film)" (PDF). Googlepages.com website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2025.