Aradhana(Movie, 1969)

Name: Aradhana
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1969
Duration: T02:49:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "आराधना" (Hindi/HI)

2h 49min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Aradhana (transl. "Worship") is a 1969 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Film at the 17th Filmfare Awards. Tagore won her only Filmfare Best Actress Award. Originally released in Hindi and dubbed in Bengali, Aradhana's huge success led to two remakes: the Tamil film Sivagamiyin Selvan (1974) and the Telugu film Kannavari Kalalu (1974). This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. Aradhana was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Aradhana

Filmfare Award for Best Film nominated for: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director

About Aradhana

Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj.

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Additional Information

Production country: India

Based on: "To Each His Own" (movie, 1946)

Original language: Hindi (HI)

Spoken languages: Hindi (HI)

Translated into 5 languages: English (EN), Georgian (KA), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/27/1969

Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Sujit Kumar, Farida Jalal, Ashok Kumar, Pahari Sanyal

Director: Shakti Samanta

Producer: Shakti Samanta

Screenwriter: Sachin Bhowmick

Composer: Sachin Dev Burman

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