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  1. Movies
  2. Hamari Bahu Alka

Hamari Bahu Alka

1982
2h 25m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

2h 25m

Storyline

Collegian Pratapchand alias Pratap lives with his father, Badriprasad, a building contractor, his housewife mom, and a younger brother named Ramu. Badriprasad is always critical of Pratap, and never a day passes without Pratap being reminded of his shortcomings. When Pratap's friend, Sunil gets married to Sudha, Badriprasad arranges Pratap's marriage with a village belle named Alka, much to Pratap's chagrin. After the marriage takes place, Pratap finds Alka attractive, and both fall in love with each other, and would some time together. But that is not to be so, as Pratap has exams coming up, and Badriprasad will not permit them to be close to each other. So both of them scheme up a plot to leave on the pretext of visiting Alka's parents in another distant town. Instead both of them go to Bombay, rent a room, and decide to be intimate. But fate has other plans, rather comical, for them, and will make rue their decision of coming to Bombay.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 25m
Jan 12, 1982
Languages
Hindi
Director
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Production Countries
India

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Rakesh Roshan

Rakesh Roshan

Pratapchand

Bindiya Goswami

Bindiya Goswami

Alka

Utpal Dutt

Utpal Dutt

Badriprasad

Asrani

Asrani

Sunil

Prema Narayan

Prema Narayan

Sudha

Sudha Shivpuri

Sudha Shivpuri

Mrs. Badriprasad

Raju Shrestha

Raju Shrestha

Ramu

Viju Khote

Viju Khote

Birju

Manmauji

Manmauji

Govind

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