Alaap

Alaap
Directed by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee N. C. Sippy Romu N. Sippy
Written by	Rahi Masoom Raza, Biren Tripathy, Jehan Nayyar (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Bimal Dutta
Story by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Rekha Asrani Farida Jalal Om Prakash
Music by	Jaidev Rahi Masoom Raza (Lyrics)
Cinematography	Jaywant Pathare
Edited by	Khan Zaman Khan
Distributed by	Rupam Chitra
Release dates	8 Apr 1977
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹

Alaap is a 1977 Indian film produced by Hrishikesh Mukerjee and N.C Sippy and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Om Prakash and A. K. Hangal. The music is by Jaidev.

Plot

Widowed Advocate Triloki Prasad (Om Prakash) lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small town in India with two sons, Advocate Ashok (Vijay Sharma) married to Geeta (Lily Chakravarty) and Alok (Amitabh Bachchan) who has yet to settle down in their law firm. Alok is fond of music and does enroll in classes run by Pandit Jamuna Prasad (A. K. Hangal). On his return, his father asks him to accompany Ashok to their law firm and start learning to practice, which he agrees to do. Then one day Triloki finds out that Alok has not been at the firm but is instead spending time in the local slums with a former courtesan named Sarju Bai Banaraswali (Chhaya Devi). He cautions Alok about this, but Alok continues to visit Sarju Bai. When Mr. Gupta (Yunus Parvez) approaches Triloki about taking possession & demolishing the slum area, Triloki readily agrees and with his expertise manages to sway the Court's decision in Gupta's favor. As a result, Sarju Bai and others are rendered homeless. With the fee he receives from Gupta, he asks Alok to purchase a used car for himself. But Alok purchases a horse-carriage and decides to drive it himself to make a living. His enraged father asks him to leave the house. When Triloki finds out that Alok is doing well in his work, he decides to hire motor coaches to transport people at a much cheaper price, thus cutting off Alok's earnings and perhaps forcing him to reconsider his decision, apologize, and return home to his father. The question remains, will these actions force Alok to return home, or will the misunderstandings between father and son continue indefinitely

Cast

• Amitabh Bachchan as Alok Prasad
• Rekha as Radhakumari (Radhiya)
• Om Prakash as Advocate Triloki Prasad
• Vijay Sharma as Ashok Prasad
• Lily Chakraborty as Geeta A. Prasad
• Master Ravi as Alok & Radha's son
• Chhaya Devi as Sarju Bai Banaraswali
• Asrani as Ganesh (Ganeshi)
• Manmohan Krishna as Maharaj Dinanath
• Farida Jalal as Sulakshana Gupta
• Yunus Parvez as Mr. Gupta
• Lalita Kumari as Mrs. Gupta
• Benjamin Gilani as Kishan
• A. K. Hangal as Pandit Jamuna Prasad (Guest Appearance)
• Sanjeev Kumar as Raja Bahadur (Guest Appearance)
• Jhumur - Guest Appearance

Crew

• Director - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• Story - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
• Screenplay - Bimal Dutta
• Dialogue - Rahi Masoom Raza, Biren Tripathy, Jehan Nayyar
• Editor - Khan Zaman Khan
• Producer - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, N.C. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy
• Production Company - Rupam Chitra
• Cinematographer - Jaywant Pathare
• Art Director - Ajit Banerjee
• Costume Designer - Bhanu Athaiya, Shalini Shah
• Costume and Wardrobe - Babu Ghanekar

Soundtrack

All lyrics written by Rahi Masoom Raza; all music composed by Jaidev.

All songs were written by Rahi Masoom Raza except for 'Koi Gata Main So Jata' which was a work done by Harivansh Rai Bachchan

External links

Alaap at the Internet Movie Database