''Imtihan'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film starring Vinod Khanna, Tanuja and

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Plot

Pramod Sharma ( Vinod Khanna) is the son of a wealthy businessman ( Murad). An idealistic person, he leaves his family business to become a lecturer of history at the college Adarsh Mahavidyalya. The students of the college are highly indisciplined, and the crowd includes Rakesh, a rowdy student involved in several unlawful activities. Pramod tries to reform these students. Rita (

), the college chairman's daughter and a student, develops an infatuation for Pramod. Meanwhile, Pramod meets Madhu ( Tanuja), the daughter of the college principal H. P. Shastri (Abhi Bhattacharya). He learns that she was in love with Vijay, a pilot, and both were expected to marry soon. Unfortunately, Vijay's plane crashed and he died. The shock of this news lead to Madhu falling off the stairs, resulting in a permanent damage to her leg. Madhu falls in love with Pramod, who brings positivity to her life. He encourages her to follow up on her hobbies, especially painting, and go out more often. Rita, who is jealous of Pramod's relationship with Madhu, falsely accuses him of sexual harassment, supported by Rakesh. The rest of the story tells of how Pramod gets through this ''imtihan'' ("test") of life. In the end, Pramod proves his innocence and takes leave from the college, joined by Madhu.

Cast

* Vinod Khanna as Pramod Kumar Sharma * Tanuja as Madhu Shastri *

as Rita * Ranjeet as Rakesh * Abhi Bhattacharya as H. P. Shastri * Murad as Mr. Sharma

Soundtrack

The lyrics for the film songs were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and the music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The title of the Indian television series ''

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'' is based on the song from the film.

Awards and nominations

* Bindu - Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (1974)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0357782, title=Imtihan 1974 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s thriller films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films about the education system in India Hindi remakes of Tamil films Films about sexual harassment Indian thriller drama films