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