What is Pardes?
{{Infobox Film | name = Pardes | image = | caption = | director = [[Subhash Ghai]] | producer = Subhash Ghai | writer = Subhash Ghai<br />Neeraj Pathak<br />[[Javed Siddiqui]] | narrator = | starring = [[Shahrukh Khan]]<br />[[Amrish Puri]]<br />[[Mahima Chaudhry]]<br />[[Apoorva Agnihotri]]<br />[[Alok Nath]]<br />[[Himani Shivpuri]]<br />[[Aditya Narayan]] | music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]] | cinematography = Kabir Lal | editing = [[Renu Saluja]] | distributor = [[Mukta Arts]] | released = 8 August 1997 | runtime = 191 mins | country = [[India]] | language = [[Hindi]]<br />[[English language|English]] | gross = }} '''''Pardes''''' ({{lang-en|Foreign Land}}) is a 1997 [[Bollywood]] movie directed by [[Subhash Ghai]]. [[Shahrukh Khan]], [[Amrish Puri]], [[Alok Nath]], and newcomers [[Mahima Chaudhry]] and [[Apurva Agnihotri]] play in the title roles. The movie has music made by [[Nadeem-Shravan]] and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. It was released on 8 August 1997. ==Sypnopsis== Emotionally attached to his motherland, a U.S. immigrant sends his son (Apoorva Agnihotri) back to India to seek a bride. ==Cast== * [[Shahrukh Khan]] as Arjun Sagar * [[Amrish Puri]] as Kishorilal * [[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Kusum Ganga a.k.a. Ganga * [[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Rajiv * [[Alok Nath]] as Suraj Dev * [[Padmavati Rao]] as Narmada, wife of Suraj Dev * [[Dina Pathak]] as Suraj's mother * [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Kulwanti * [[Madhuri Bhatia]] as Neeta * [[Smita Jaykar]] as Paddy * [[Richa Pallod]] * [[Prachi Save]] as Daksha * [[Aditya Narayan]] as Potla (Ganga's little brother) * [[Rakesh Thareja]] as Paul (Rajiv's friend) ==Soundtrack== The music of the movie went on to become a huge success. It was also the second most-sold music album of 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pardes, second most sold album of 1997|url=http://www.naachgaana.com/2011/05/27/top-music-sales-in-bollywood-last-60-years/|accessdate=28 September