Alaap (आलाप) 47 years old

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.

Credits

Alaap Cast

Name Character
Farida Jalal She was 27, now 75 years old as Sulakshana Gupta
Asrani He was 36, now 83 years old as Ganesh
Om Prakash He was 57, 78 years old when he died as Advocate Triloki Prasad
A.K. Hangal He was 60, 95 years old when he died as Pandit Jamuna Prasad (Guest Appearance)
Rekha She was 22, now 70 years old as Radhakumari (Radhiya)
Benjamin Gilani He was 31, now 78 years old as Kishan
Yunus Parvez He was 46, 76 years old when he died as Mr. Gupta
Sanjeev Kumar He was 38, 47 years old when he died as Raja Bahadur (Guest Appearance)
Manmohan Krishna He was 55, 68 years old when he died as Maharaj Dinanath
Big B He was 34, now 82 years old as Alok Prasad

Alaap Crew

Name Department
Hrishikesh Mukherjee as Director. He was 54 (83) years old when He died Directing
Hrishikesh Mukherjee as Producer. He was 54 (83) years old when He died Production
Romu N. Sippy as Producer. Production
N.C. Sippy as Producer. He was 50 (75) years old when He died Production
Alaap poster
Alaap (47 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 12, 1977
  • Runtime: 133 minutes