Alaap

Mar 12, 1977

2h 13m

★ 8.5

Overview

Dedicated to the memory of the great singers K. L. Saigal and Mukesh, this charming and unpretentious film offers a palate-cleansing change from the spicy “masala” epics that dominated its era, and features their superstar Amitabh Bachchan in a decidedly offbeat role.

Genres

Music

Romance

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Cast

Alok Prasad

Amitabh Bachchan

Radhakumari (Radhiya)

Rekha

Advocate Triloki Prasad

Om Prakash

Sulakshana Gupta

Farida Jalal

Ganesh

Govardhan Asrani

Maharaj Dinanath

Manmohan Krishna

Mr. Gupta

Yunus Parvez

Kishan

Benjamin Gilani

Raja Bahadur (Guest Appearance)

Sanjeev Kumar

Pandit Jamuna Prasad (Guest Appearance)

A.K. Hangal

Wealthy Mr. Singh would like to see his daughter get married but she hates wealthy men. So he finds several poor men: Ajay Srivastav, who is already married and also has 3 daughters; Yeshwant Bhosle, a TV repairman who ends up being a multi-millionaire after his invention is marketed; Viju Guide, a Hyderabad-based Tourist Guide, who finds buried treasure and also ends up a multi-millionaire; and Prakash, a motor mechanic who ends up being the only son of wealthy builder. Finally Nisha meets her ideal match in Rukhtapur-based Suraj Singh, a wedding singer/dancer, and gets married to him. But is Suraj Singh who he really claims to be?

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