Bollywood romantic action drama, Izzat, directed by T. Prakash Rao and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi was released in the year 1968. The movie starred Dharmendra and Tanuja in lead roles while Jayalalitha, Manmohan Krishna, Mehmood, David Abraham, Balraj Sahni, Johnny Whisky and Laxmi Chayya also played important roles in the film. The melodious music of the movie was directed by the veteran music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal while the songs were rendered by Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle etc.

Dark-skinned Shekhar ( Dharmendra ) returns to his village after completing his studies. But he get devastated with the news of his mother’s death. Father Abraham ( Manmohan Krishna ) tells him that her mother had an affair with a wealthy guy named Thakur Pratap Singh ( Balraj Sahni ), who refused to marry her. He also informs him that he is the son of Thakur Pratap Singh. Shekar seeks revenge from Pratap Singh for his mother’s death. He visits the village where Pratap Singh is residing.

He learns that he has a fair-skinned twin brother, Dilip Singh ( Dharmendra ) and a younger sister, Neelu ( Sunita ). Dilip meets with Shekhar and befriends him. He ask him to impersonate him at the time when he goes to meet his girlfriend, Deepa ( Tanuja ). Shekhar too meets with Shekhar and ends up falling in love with her. Meanwhile, a village girl named Jhumki ( Jayalalitha ) claims to be pregnant with the child of Dilip.

The hit songs of the movie are:

1. Kya miliye aise logon se
2. Ye dil tum bin
3. Kahe gaye
4. Jaagi badan main jwala