Ahmad Albab


Ahmad Albab is a 1968 Malaysian comedydrama film directed by, written by and starring Malaysian artiste P. Ramlee about an arrogant and materialistic man who marries off his outspoken daughter to a poor villager to teach her a lesson. The story is in the style of traditional Malay folktales with an underlying moral message. The movie features reallife husband and wife P. Ramlee and Saloma acting opposite each other.

Syawal and Mastura live a simple but happy life together in Syawals village. One day while Syawal is herding his goats, one of them wanders away. He follows it into a cave, where he sees a large chest of a treasure. A djinn appears and tells Syawal that the treasure belongs to Ahmad Albab, who is the only person who can claim it. Syawal obeys the djinn and leaves.Elsewhere, Muharram Tony Azman and Safar Karima Latiff have used up their wives dowry and decide to steal from a jewellery store, pretending to their wives that their business has boomed. Using this money, they buy the goats that Syawal is herding, putting him out of a job. However Mastura has started up a small farm next to their house, and this becomes their new livelihood. ........

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