Sharaabi (transl. Drunkard) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Mehra's sixth film with Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogues were written by Kadar Khan. During an interview to film expert Rajesh Subramanian filmmaker Prakash Mehra revealed that the father's role was initially offered to Dilip Kumar but after listening to the bound script the thespian refused citing the character had certain negative traits. Eventually the role was offered to Pran.

Sharaabi (1984)
Directed by Prakash Mehra
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - May 18, 1984 |
Run Time - 180 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Themes
Tags
Comedy Drama, Director, Drunkard Theme, Hindi-language, Producer, Sixth Film With Amitabh Bachchan
Attributes
Subject: about alcoholism
Alternate Titles
A Paixão de um Bêbado
BR
Alcoholic
US
Sharabi
IN