Journey Beyond Three Seas

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1957-12-13


5.7
144 min

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

Name Character Team
Nargis Champa Unowned
Oleg Strizhenov Afanasiy Nikitin Unowned
Padmini Court Dancer Lakshmi Unowned
Prithviraj Kapoor Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan Unowned
Manmohan Krishna Champa's Father Unowned
P. Jairaj Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan Unowned
Achala Sachdev Champa's Mother Unowned
David Abraham Cheulkar Asad Khan Unowned
Balraj Sahni Sakaram Unowned
Iya Arepina Dunyasha Unowned
Nikifor Kolofidin Vasily Panin Unowned
Vsevolod Yakut Miguel Unowned
Ivan Zhevago Tver merchant Unowned
Aleksandr Kuznetsov merchant Unowned