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This movie is a great masterpiece. Light Hindustani Classical beautifully rendered by Yesudas, Lata and others. On the top of it, all the relationships between different characters. Amazing performance by all stars. In one of the scenes Amitabh (as Alok) gives ride to his father in his Horse cart. There are exchange of few dialogues between both noteworthy. Amitabh is at the top performer like his 70's work like Namka Haram, Sanjog and Saudagar like he proves he is not only action hero but has other talents to show.

Rekha, Asrani, Farida Jalal and Sanjeev Kumar well supported him. One of the songs which is available on LP was dropped from movie was "Zindagi Ko Sanwarna" by Yesudas. A must see movie.. I have to admit that I have cried few times.

One of the best movies of Amitabh Bachchan. Very well directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. One of the all time classics.

This is a different Hrishikesh Mukherjee. This movie where empathises with the Indian musicians on one hand, also brings out the tale of a son of a rich father who takes a stand against his father. The movie has some really beautiful music (mostly light Hindustani classical) and of course has the battle to live poor and dying than to ask support from the father.

Can't say its a must-see for everybody. I don't even know why I love it so much other than the music. But still there is something in it that brings me back at it, probably my respect for the musicians or probably my lack of strength to take a stand like that.

This movie deals with class warfare with a backdrop of music. The soundtrack of Alaap is incredibly good.There are numerous classical gems. Amitabh has never acted better in his career.He epitomises the struggling musician type to the T. Chaya Devi is sublime, not only her acting but her character in this movie is heartwrenching. Warning to all tho- this is a complete tearjerker,.,come ready with hankies..!! Rekha is good but not memorable.

9/10

Its such a travesty that a movie like this was a disaster at box office.Yes its depressing to watch a major portion of the movie but its also inspiring in a way. Its a story of one man's passion for music and living a ethical life at the cost of losing everything.The music is phenomenal and the acting equally brilliant.Almost every actor shines in this movie notably Om Prakash and Asrani.Reason I mention them is the rest are anyway famous but these character artistes never got due recognition.Rekha showed enormous potential in movies like this and Ghar but sadly her glamour quotient was given more attention in later movies.

Musical genius Jaidev creates a fine album for the film Alaap (1977). KJ Yesudas, Bhupinder Singh and Kumari Faiyaz have sung very beautiful numbers; especially the song "Aayi ritu sawan ki" is quite haunting.

The story of the film is about a man of principles who goes against his smart and rich father and chooses to be with a living musical legend (played by an established actor Chhaya Devi) who is otherwise not successful and leading an obscure life on purpose. He leaves his comforts and starts living in penury, refusing to accept help from his otherwise rich associations. His father is made to realise the merit of his son, but it is too late. Sanjeev Kumar makes a small but strong cameo in this film.

A must watch for people who love principles in life!