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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Main Cast: Nargis, Oleg Strizhenov, Padmini, Prithviraj Kapoor, Manmohan Krishna, P. Jairaj, Achala Sachdev, David Abraham Cheulkar, Balraj Sahni, Iya Arepina

Directors: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Vasily Pronin

Writers: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Mariya Smirnova

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Cinematographers: S. Ramachandra, Yevgeni Andrikanis, Vladimir Nikolayev

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