Prem Kahani (1975 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Prem Kahani
| image = Prem Kahani (1975).jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Raj Khosla]]
| producer = Lekhraj Khosla<br />Bolu Khosla (Associate Producer)
| writer = [[Raj Khosla]]
| starring = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<br />[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]<br />[[Vinod Khanna]]
| music = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = Kaka Thakur
| editing = Waman Bhosle
| studio = Khosla Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|df=y|1975|03|07}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| gross = 
}}
'''''Prem Kahani''''' ({{lit|Love story}}) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Lekhraj Khosla, and written and directed by [[Raj Khosla]]. It stars [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] in lead roles, along with [[Vinod Khanna]], [[K. N. Singh]] in supporting roles. The film's music was composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]. The film was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 1975 and was a superhit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/blast-from-the-past-warrant-1975/article6291933.ece|title=Blast from the Past: Warrant (1975)|last=Malhotra|first=Aps|date=7 August 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/zakhmee-1975/article5809755.ece|title=Zakhmee (1975)|last=Malhotra|first=Aps|date=20 March 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] as SP Dheeraj Kumar
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Rajesh Kamleshwar Narayan
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Kamini Sinha
* [[Vinod Khanna]] as Sher Khan
* [[K. N. Singh]] as Rai Bahadur Shrikant Sinha
* [[Trilok Kapoor]] as Brijesh Narayan
* [[Yunus Parvez]] as Kotwal
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Dheeraj's Aunty

==Plot==
Rajesh Kamleshwar Narayan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]) is presented as an apolitical poet. He lives with his elder brother Brijesh Narayan who is a freedom fighter, his sister-in-law and his niece Munni. His best friend is Dheeraj Kumar ([[Shashi Kapoor]]) who is an SP working in Ghazipur and the son of a judge.

Rajesh finishes his M.A. and returns home to his sweetheart Kamini Sinha ([[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]). Kamini's father Rai Bahadur Shrikant Sinha ([[K. N. Singh]]) works for British government and dislikes Rajesh and his family as they work for Gandhi. Rajesh and Kamini are reluctant to talk about their marriage as Rajesh has no job.

Brijesh takes part in a demonstration and is shot dead by British officials. Rajesh is shattered by this loss and joins the freedom struggle as a revolutionary. Realising the risks involved he wants Kamini to not have to undergo the cruelties of widowhood. He pretends to have no intention to marry her and that he had used her as a subject for practising his poems.

He takes part in murders of British officials. The British government wants him alive or dead. His beloved child Munni dies when her mother stuffs her mouth fearing British officials. This is another heartbreak for Rajesh.

He is wounded by the British and seeks refuge with newly wedded Dheeraj with the help of a [[pathan]] truck driver Sher Khan ([[Vinod Khanna]]). Dheeraj's bride is revealed to be Kamini. Rajesh tries to leave, but Dheeraj stops him. Kamini is hostile to Rajesh. On Dheeraj's insistence they both recite a poem in which Rajesh expresses his sorrow for breaking her heart.

A constable who wants to become an inspector tortures Sher Khan so that he reveals Rajesh's whereabouts. Dheeraj lies to Rajesh that Sher Khan is safe. Sher Khan then kills himself after saying that Rajesh lives in his heart. Constable doubts that Rajesh stays in Dheeraj's house so he writes in a police file that Rajesh and Kamini love each other. Dheeraj sees the file and doesn't know what to believe.

Dheeraj gets drunk, meets Rajesh and Kamini and asks them about their feelings. Dheeraj is heartbroken, but saves Rajesh from the police. He accuses Rajesh of romancing his wife. Rajesh points his gun at Dheeraj and says that he wants to kill Dheeraj and marry Kamini, who then shoots Rajesh. Rajesh falls and shows his unloaded pistol. He asks Dheeraj to embrace him. He wishes that Kamini and Dheeraj should live long with happiness and then he dies.

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
|"Chal Dariya Mein"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
|"Prem Kahani Mein"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
|"Phool Ahista Phenko"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
|"Doston Mein Koi"
|[[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|"Nadiya Se Bichhda"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|"Prem Hai Kya"
|[[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|"Yun To Humne"
|[[Rajesh Khanna]]
|-
|}

==Reception==
It received four stars in the Bollywood guide ''Collections''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=prem+nagar|title=Collections|date=10 July 1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|0073569|Prem Kahani}}
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[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Khosla]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:1970s buddy films]]
[[Category:1970s romance films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language romance films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]

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Prem Kahani (1975 film)