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{{Infobox film
| name = Milap
| image = Milap_(1937).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rampyari and Prithviraj Kapoor in ''Milap''
| director = [[Abdul Rashid Kardar]]
| producer = Moti Mahal Pictures
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]|Bimla Kumari|Rampyari|M. Ismail}}
| music = [[K. C. Dey]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Moti Mahal Pictures
| distributor =
| released = 1937
| runtime =
| country = [[British India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Milap''''' ({{Translation|the union}} is a 1937 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]]-language social drama film directed by [[A. R. Kardar]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT280|accessdate=2 April 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=280–}}</ref> Produced under the Moti Mahal Pictures banner, it had music composed by [[K. C. Dey]].<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Milap (1937)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/milap-movie/617|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref> ''Milap'' was a big success for the actress Rampyari.<ref name=Patel>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Filmindia|journal=Filmindia|volume=3|issue=8|pages=55|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia19373803unse#page/n67/mode/2up/search/Milap|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>

The film was famous for being the first to show the prototype of a "vamp" in [[Indian cinema]]. Rampyari was shown wearing "an off-shoulder dress" and using a cigarette-holder, with the intent of seducing the hero [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. The scene was later used by [[Raj Kapoor]] on [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]] in his film ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955) for the song "Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh".<ref name="KishoreSarwal2014">{{cite book|author1=Vikrant Kishore|author2=Amit Sarwal|author3=Parichay Patra|title=Bollywood and Its Other(s): Towards New Configurations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0FlHBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA134|accessdate=2 April 2015|date=29 October 2014|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-42650-5|pages=134–}}</ref>

The co-stars included M. Ismail, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Dev Bala and Anees Khatoon.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Milap|url=http://www.citwf.com/film224002.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>

==Cast==
* Prithviraj Kapoor
* Rampyari
* Indira Devi
* Mazhar Khan
* M. Ismail
* Yakub
* Bimla Kumari
* Anees Khatoon
* Devbala

==Soundtrack==
Akbar Khan (Durrani) Peshawri sang the popular number "Pila Raha Hai Toh Kuchh Lutf-e-Mai Badha Ke Pila". The music director was [[K. C. Dey]].<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web|title=Milap (1937)|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td543928/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Ltd.|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title
|-
| 1
| "Chhoti Jaan Ke Na Chhod Jaiyo Baalma"
|-
| 2
| "Jamna Ka Kinara Ho Har Mauj Ke Hothon Par Afsana Hamara"
|-
| 3
| "Kahun Ri Sakhi Ik Maze Ki Baat"
|-
| 4
| "Koyaliya Madhur Bain Bole"
|-
| 5
| "Pila Raha Hai Toh Kuchh Lutf-e-Mai Badha Ke Pila"
|-
| 6
| "Sunoji Balam Ab Na Banegi Mori Tori"
|-
| 7
| "Dil Paraye Bas Mein Beet Gaya Din"
|-
| 8
| "Jagat Ka Rakhwala Hai Ram"
|-
| 9
| "Aa Prem Nagar Mein Aa Dil Ke Mandir"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0232094|title=Milap (1937) }}

{{A. R. Kardar}}

[[Category:1937 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. R. Kardar]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

Milap (1937 film) - Revision history

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