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Pardes

Pardes

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Pardes

"American dreams, Indian soul."

1997

3h 11m

6.8(96 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Arjun Sagar

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Kishorilal

Mahima Chaudhry

Mahima Chaudhry

Kusum Ganga

Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri

Rajiv

Padmavati Rao

Padmavati Rao

Narmada

Alok Nath

Alok Nath

Suraj Dev

Himani Shivpuri

Himani Shivpuri

Kulwanti

Madhuri Bhatia

Neeta

Smita Jaykar

Smita Jaykar

Paddy

Prachi Save

Daksha

Creative team

Directed by: Subhash Ghai
Written by: Subhash Ghai
Neeraj Pathak
Produced by: Subhash Ghai
Bharat Shah

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