Milap (1937 film)

Directed byAbdul Rashid Kardar

Produced byMoti Mahal Pictures

Starring

• Prithviraj Kapoor
• Bimla Kumari
• Rampyari
• M. Ismail

Music byK. C. Dey

Milap
Rampyari and Prithviraj Kapoor in Milap
Directed by	Abdul Rashid Kardar
Produced by	Moti Mahal Pictures
Starring	Prithviraj Kapoor Bimla Kumari Rampyari M. Ismail
Music by	K. C. Dey
Production company	Moti Mahal Pictures
Release date	1937 (1937)
Country	India
Language	Hindi-Urdu

Milap (transl. the union is a 1937 Indian social drama film directed by A. R. Kardar.^[1] Produced under the Moti Mahal Pictures banner, it had music composed by K. C. Dey.^[2] Milap was a big success for the actress Rampyari.^[3]

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 in his film Shree 420 (1955) for the song "Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh".^[4]

The co-stars included M. Ismail, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Dev Bala and Anees Khatoon.^[5]