biography,geography,ethnographical

Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)

Poster for Journey Beyond Three Seas

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 & Crew

Director
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Profile picture of Nargis
    Champa Nargis
  • Profile picture of Oleg Strizhenov
    Afanasiy Nikitin Oleg Strizhenov
  • Profile picture of Padmini
    Court Dancer Lakshmi Padmini
  • Profile picture of Prithviraj Kapoor
    Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan Prithviraj Kapoor
  • Profile picture of Manmohan Krishna
    Champa's Father Manmohan Krishna
  • Profile picture of Achala Sachdev
    Champa's Mother Achala Sachdev
  • Profile picture of David Abraham Cheulkar
    Asad Khan David Abraham Cheulkar
  • Profile picture of Balraj Sahni
    Sakaram Balraj Sahni

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Keywords

  • biography
  • geography
  • ethnographical