Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)

Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)

1957-12-13 Soviet Union, India 144 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Nargis is Champa
Champa
Олег Стриженов is Afanasiy Nikitin
Padmini is Court Dancer Lakshmi
Court Dancer Lakshmi
Prithviraj Kapoor is Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
Manmohan Krishna is Champa's Father
Champa's Father
P. Jairaj is Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Achala Sachdev is Champa's Mother
Champa's Mother
Balraj Sahni is Sakaram