Chetna

{{Infobox film

| name = Chetna

| image = Chetna.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = B.R. Ishara

| producer = I.M. Kunnu

| writer = B.R. Ishara

| narrator =

| starring = Shatrughan Sinha
Anil Dhawan
Rehana Sultan

| music = Sapan Jagmohan

| cinematography =

| editing = Anil Choudhary

| distributor = S. V

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1970|04|25}}

| runtime = 145 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

}}

Chetna ({{Translation|Awareness}}) is a 1970 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara.{{cite news |title=Anil Dhawan remembers late B R Ishara |author=Subhash K Jha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Anil-Dhawan-remembers-late-B-R-Ishara/articleshow/15195569.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-27/news-interviews/32888527_1_big-films-film-institute-small-film |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2013 |newspaper= The Times of India|date=27 Jul 2012 |access-date=21 August 2012}} The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Anil Dhawan and Rehana Sultan.{{cite news |title=Spreading Chetna! |author=Vijay Lokapally |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3717009.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203212400/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3717009.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 August 2012 |accessdate=21 August 2012 }} The film focuses on the subject of rehabilitation of prostitutes. However, the film is more famous for its bold scenes of the actress Rehana Sultan. The film virtually ended her film career as she was typecast thereafter.{{cite web |title=Why Silk Smitha is Bollywood's favourite bad girl |author=Anupama Chopra |authorlink=Anupama Chopra |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110184987&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=136920 |date=28 September 2011 |publisher=NDTV Movies |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929234545/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110184987&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=136920 |archivedate=29 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}

One of its songs, "Main To Har Mod Par Tujhko Doonga Sada," is singer Mukesh's all-time memorable and popular song.

Plot

Anil is shy and reclusive and is introduced to a beautiful prostitute named Seema through his friend, Ramesh. Anil and Seema become good friends through their increasing patience, acceptance, and understanding of each other's ways. They eventually fall in love.

One day, Anil proposes to Seema, and although Seema is happy about this, she's very reluctant in taking the decision to proceed with him because she's not sure whether she can lead a normal life after marriage. Still, she accepts the proposal, and Anil offers her to stay with him for some time before she marries him. Seema becomes convinced that Anil truly loves her, and that she can actually lead a normal life with him. She starts to plan for her marriage, and, during that time, a matter comes up in which Anil has to go out of town for a few days.

When he returns, he returns to an unrecognizable Seema. Seema takes up drinking, smoking, and develops a very nonchalant and distant attitude towards him. He wonders what might have happened to her during his absence. Unbeknownst to him, Seema discovers that she is pregnant and she doesn't know who the father is. Not wanting Anil to be ridiculed and cursed by society, she poisons herself.