Alaap (2024 film) Full Movie Download, Mp4, Mkv, Cast

Alaap is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy written and directed by Premendu Bikash Chaki. Produced by Nispal Singh and Surinder Singh under the banner of Surinder Films, it stars Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty and Swastika Dutta in the lead roles. The music and the lyrics will be composed and written by Anupam Roy. Anirban Chatterjee handled the cinematography while M.D Kalam did the editing.

The film was released in the cinemas on 26 April 2024.

Plot

The story revolves around the love life in the professional field of the three protagonists: Pablo Majumdar (Abir Chatterjee), Aditi Mitra (Mimi Chakraborty) and Swatilekha Sen (Swastika Dutta), who work in different IT companies at Sector V. Pablo and Aditi cross their paths in their professional sphere, regarding sharing a flat. But the lived in the same flat without knowing each other. While Pablo stayed in the flat during the daytime for his night office, Aditi stayed at the nights as her office time was in the day. Hence, both of them pay half rents. They share food, newspapers, cacti and yet remain unknown to each other. Short sticky notes pasted on the common refrigerator becomes their mode of conversation. This leads to series of events that unfolds the complicacies of relationships, subtle emotions and commitment issues.

Cast

• Abir Chatterjee as Pablo Majumdar
• Mimi Chakraborty as Aditi Mitra
• Swastika Dutta as Swatilekha Sen
• RJ Rohit Gupta as Sukhlal, a broker
• Kinjal Nanda as Suman
• Tonni Laha Roy as Aditi’s friend
• Debopriyo Mukherjee as Pablo’s friend
• Bhadra Basu as a neighbour

Production

Announcement and development

The film was announced with a poster on 14 February 2024 on the event of Valentine’s Day and Saraswati Puja. The poster announced the name of the director along with the star cast. This film marked the reunion of Abir and Mimi after their last film Raktabeej, which became a box office success.

Filming

The film was shot mostly in Kolkata, New Town, Howrah and New Delhi. The shooting was completed and wrapped up on 24 February 2024.

Marketing

A motion poster of the film was released on 2nd April 2024. The trailer of the film was released directly on 11 April 2024, without any teaser released prior to it. The lead duo gave interviews to various Bengali news portals like Anandabazar Patrika and others.

Release

The film was released in the theatres on 26 April 2024, with approximately 94 shows.

Reception

Suparna Majumder of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote “The film presents a unique love story which revolves around the life of two corporate employees. Abir and Mimi are perfect in their roles.” She also praised the music of the film and acting of all the other cast but criticised the length and stretched ending.

Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 3.5 stars and mentioned it as “A modern love in new-age Kolkata. It is a contemporary love story handled maturely and presented on a platter full of care.” She praised the writing of Chaki and Dasgupta, the chemistry between the lead pair, the delightful music and perfect BGM.