Aradhana (1969 film)
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| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Farida Jalal, Sujit Kumar |
| Cinematography | Alok Dasgupta |
| Release date(s) | November 07, 1969 |
| Running time | 169 mins |
| Language | Hindi |
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Aradhana (Worship) is a 1969 Bollywood film starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It is a remake of the Hollywood film To Each His Own, a 1946 movie.[1] It was voted best film of the year by the Filmfare Awards. Sharmila Tagore would win the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the same role that won Olivia de Havilland her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
Aradhana's success gave way to two remakes, both starring Vanisri in Sharmila Tagore's role: the Tamil film Sivahamiyiri Selvan (1974)[2] and the Telugu film Kannavari Kalalu (1974).
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Plot
The story opens against the backdrop of idyllic hilly terrain with airforce officer Arun (Rajesh Khanna) crooning "Mere sapno ki rani" atop an open jeep, while Vandana (Sharmila Tagore) demurely sneaks glances at him from a mini train. After a brief romance, they have a secret wedding.
Soon afterwards, Arun dies in an air crash leaving behind a heartbroken and pregnant Vandana. His family refuses to accept the unwed mother-to-be since her marriage with Arun is never formalised. Vandana is finally forced to let a childless couple adopt her newborn son, Suraj. But determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny.
Cast
- Sharmila Tagore ... Vandhana Tripathi
- Rajesh Khanna ... Arun / Suraj Prasad Saxena
- Sujit Kumar ... Madan Verma
- Pahadi Sanyal ... Gopal Tripathi
- Anita Dutt ... Mrs. Prasad Saxena
- Abhi Bhattacharya ... Ram Prasad Saxena
- Madan Puri ... Prison Warden
- Asit Sen ... Sitaram
- Manmohan ... Shyam
- Farida Jalal ... Renu
- Subhash Ghai ... Prakash
- Master Shahid
- Dulari ... Lady Doctor
- Sodhana Patel
- Birbal
1969 Awards
- Filmfare Best Movie Award: Shakti Samanta
- Filmfare Best Actress Award: Sharmila Tagore
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award: Kishore Kumar for the song Roop tera mastana.
Trivia
- In the film Parineeta, Sharmila Tagore's son, Saif Ali Khan rides on the same train Tagore rides on in Aradhana. [1].
References
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| Preceded by Brahmachari |
Filmfare Award for Best Film 1969 |
Succeeded by Khilona |
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