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Pardes(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-08-08
67%
81 Votes
Time: 3h 11m
American dreams, Indian soul.
Overview:
Kishorilal wants an Indian bride for his westernised son. He gets him engaged to Ganga, his friend's daughter, and brings her to USA. But she shares a deeper bond with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son.
Languages: Hindi.
Countries:
India
ProductionCompanies:
Mukta Arts Ltd
Movie: Pardes
Top 10 Billed Cast
शाहरुख़ ख़ान
Arjun Sagar
Amrish Puri
Kishorilal
Mahima Chaudhry
Kusum Ganga
Apurva Agnihotri
Rajiv
Padmavati Rao
Narmada
Alok Nath
Suraj Dev
Himani Shivpuri
Kulwanti
Smita Jaykar
Paddy
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Overview
Kishorilal wants an Indian bride for his westernised son. He gets him engaged to Ganga, his friend's daughter, and brings her to USA. But she shares a deeper bond with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son.
Release Date
1997-08-08
Average
6.747
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
American dreams, Indian soul.
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