Intaqam

Intaqam (English: Revenge) is a 1969 Bollywood suspense-thriller film directed by R. K. Nayyar. It starred Sanjay Khan and Sadhana Shivdasani in the lead supported by Ashok Kumar, Jeevan, Rajendra Nath, Rehman, Helen and Anju Mahendru.

The film also features the first cabaret number sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "Aa Jaane Jaan", also a rarity through her career. The song was picturized on Helen and choreographed by P. L. Raj. It also remains one of most popular dance number of Helen's career. The music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Rajinder Krishan was popular with songs like "Hum Tumhare Liye". Lata was nominated in the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer category for her song "Kaise Rahoon Chup".

The film was a success at the box office and marked the return of actress Sadhana to films after her brief illness.

Plot

Reeta Mehra (Sadhana Shivdasani) lives a poor life style along with her sick mother. She works in a small setup, part of the franchise owned by Sohanlal (Rehman). One day her boss tries to send her to a businessman to entertain him but she rejects. Because of that he becomes angry and tells Sohanlal against her. Sohanlal manages to send her to one year of jail on charges of stealing jewelry from his shop.