Bujang Lapok

Bujang Lapok (The three Over-aged Bachelors) is the first comedy film directed and acted by P.Ramlee. They were later followed by:

This film depicts the lives of three bachelors and best friends Ramli, Aziz and Sudin. The three of them share a rented room in a house owned by a wealthy widow, Cik Normah. The movie chronicles their challenges in love and how they overcome it. Ramli and Cik Normah are attracted to each other but are always held back by inopportune timing. Sudin is in love with Zaiton, the daughter of a wealthy family next door and who must endure her overbearing mother's prejudices. Also in the movie is Sapiah, whom Cik Normah occasionally helps due to her troubles with her alcoholic gambler of a father. After one more incident which forces Sapiah to run away from home, she tries to drown herself in the river but is rescued by Aziz who then begins to spend a lot more time with her and they subsequently fall in love.

This movie was filmed in Punggol, Singapore and depicts vividly how life was like back in the 50s and the challenges faced by people living in the 'kampungs' (villages).

The films has inspire 2007 animation Budak Lapok.