Pardes

Pardes

Pardes

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Pardes

"American dreams, Indian soul."

1997

3h 11m

6.7(83 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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15 members

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शाहरुख़ ख़ान

Arjun Sagar

शाहरुख़ ख़ान

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Amrish Puri

Kishorilal

Amrish Puri

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Mahima Chaudhry

Kusum Ganga

Mahima Chaudhry

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Apurva Agnihotri

Rajiv

Apurva Agnihotri

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Padmavati Rao

Narmada

Padmavati Rao

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Alok Nath

Suraj Dev

Alok Nath

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Himani Shivpuri

Kulwanti

Himani Shivpuri

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Madhuri Bhatia

Neeta

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Smita Jaykar

Paddy

Smita Jaykar

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Prachi Save

Daksha

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Aditya Narayan

Potla

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Ajay Nagrath

Daboo

Ajay Nagrath

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Samta Sagar

Sonali

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Rakesh Thareja

Paul

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Pavan Malhotra

Sharafat Ali

Pavan Malhotra

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