Genre:Drama
Year: 1974
Released in May 1974,IMITHAN features one of Vinod Khanna's best performances.Its a pity he didn't get more roles like this to play and played tough guy macho roles in most of his movies.I am sure if he had done(or got) more roles like these he would have been a much popular actor than he actually ended up being.This movie came at a time when Khanna was making a transition from playing villians and supporting roles to leading man in movies and some of the films he got to play the hero in are timeless classics,Mere Apne and Achanak readily come to mind and truly showcases his real talent.In all these movies he got to play sensitive roles.
In Imtihan Khanna plays Professor Pramod Sharma who leaves his father's wealth behind to stand on his own feet.Needless to say he is an idealist.Pramod gets a job of professor in a prestigious college where he had applied for the job.Although prestigious,the college has its share of bad seeds like (Abhijeet Sen),a college bully who is in involved in every possible negative activity and Rita(Bindu) a semi nympho arrogant girl who immediately develops a crush on Pramod.Pramod with his positive attitude quickly gains the respect of students but at the same time he has to quell Rita's advances.Besides this he has to handle other student related activities like student groups and their rivalries,cheating in exams,intimidation from Rakesh etc.
One day Pramod visit's the house of Principal Shastri(Abhi Bhattachariya) and neets Madhu(Tanuja).Madhu is a very sad girl who also walks with a limp.Pramod asks Shastri the reason for her sadness.He tells Pramod that Madhu was once a fun loving bubbly and cheerful girl and a great student of arts and painting.She was in love with an Airforce pilot but when she got the the news of his sudden death she went into a shock and fell from the college stairs and injure herself.From that day she is in a state of mourning.Shastri also tells Pramod that physically Madhu is fine and her limp is due to psychological reasons.Pramod feels sorry for her and decides to help her get out of this present stae of hers.He asks for Shastri's permission who agrees.
Pramod slowly starts helping Madhu who is at first reluctant to take his help but later agrees.Madhu begins to show improvement and her behaviour and outlook towards life becomes positive.She also starts going out to the college to meet Pramod.This makes Rita jealous and one day during a picnic Rita directly confronts Madhu and insults her.She also tells Madhu to stay away from Pramod.Madhu is shattered and the depression again takes over.She confines herself to her home and doesn't tell Pramod the reason for the resurgence of her sadness(during the picnic Pramod had been with the boys and had no idea what had happened between Rita and Madhu).In between all this Pramod breaks a nude college girl photos ring being run by .
It is during these days that the college arranges an educational tour to for the students.Pramod asks Madhu to come with him but she refuses.The students go to and have a campfire with dancing and singing.The movie then cuts back to the college where students are protesting and asking for Pramod's removal from the college.All this is happening because Rita accuses Pramod of trying to rape her at .Pramod denies it but nobody believes him.Dejected he decides to leacve the college but Madhu comes forward and persuades him to stay in the area and clear his name.She also tells Pramod that she loves him.Pramod stays back and in the end manages to clear the name.What actually happened that end?Well you have got to watch the movie to find out.
Imtihan is a terrific entertainer with superb performances by the entire cast.The story is different and the dialogues are crisp which means that the screenplay is compact.The songs are a mixed bag.Half of them are good and the other half not so good.But overall its a very entertaining movie although the main villian is annoying and with a dreadful fashion sense!
Rating:7/10
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