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Aradhana

  • 1969
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.1K
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Aradhana (1969)
Arun meets Vandana during a vacation and very soon they secretly get married.Arun is a air force pilot an dies in a crash leaving pregnant Vandana heartbroken.As her marriage was never formalized she decides not to accept the kid her father to dies in between this.Vandana gives birth to her son who gets adopted by a childless couple and she decides to take care of him as her nanny.The child is name Suraj things are well until Shyam starts to eye her an done day while trying to molest her Suraj stabs him .But Vandana takes the blame on her spending rest of her life in jail.Years later she is to be freed from jail and the jailer takes her to his house to take care of her daughter Renu.Renu starts bonding well with Vandana and introduces her to her lover whose none other then Suraj.At the very firs moment Vandana realizes that he is her son whose exact replica of his father Arun.But decides no to break the truth as Suraj might be embarrassed.
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Vandana loses her husband in a plane crash before their marriage is recognized. She gives up her child for adoption, then becomes the child's nanny to stay close.Vandana loses her husband in a plane crash before their marriage is recognized. She gives up her child for adoption, then becomes the child's nanny to stay close.Vandana loses her husband in a plane crash before their marriage is recognized. She gives up her child for adoption, then becomes the child's nanny to stay close.

  • Director
    • Shakti Samanta
  • Writers
    • Sachin Bhowmick
    • Ramesh Pant
  • Stars
    • Rajesh Khanna
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • Sujit Kumar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Shakti Samanta
    • Writers
      • Sachin Bhowmick
      • Ramesh Pant
    • Stars
      • Rajesh Khanna
      • Sharmila Tagore
      • Sujit Kumar
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Aradhana | Rajesh Khanna | Sharmila Tagore | 1969
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    Rajesh Khanna
    Rajesh Khanna
    • Arun…
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Vandhana Tripathi
    Sujit Kumar
    Sujit Kumar
    • Madan Verma
    Farida Jalal
    Farida Jalal
    • Renu
    Anita Dutt
    • Mrs. Prasad Saxena (Woman in the silhouette)
    Madan Puri
    Madan Puri
    • Prison Warden
    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Air Commodore Ganguly
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    • Ram Prasad Saxena (Man in the silhouette)
    Asit Kumar Sen
    Asit Kumar Sen
    • Sitaram
    • (as Asit Sen)
    Manmohan
    Manmohan
    • Shyam
    Pahadi Sanyal
    • Gopal Tripathi
    • (as Pahari Sanyal)
    Master Puran
    Master Shahid
    Dulari
    Dulari
    • Lady Doctor
    Sadhana Patel
    Birbal
    Birbal
    Ram Avtar
    Ram Avtar
    Brahm Bhardwaj
    Brahm Bhardwaj
    • Prosecuting lawyer
    • (as Brahma Bharadwaj)
    • Director
      • Shakti Samanta
    • Writers
      • Sachin Bhowmick
      • Ramesh Pant
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    • Trivia
      When Shakti Samanta was shooting the song Mere Sapno Ki Rani, he couldn't get combined dates from Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Sharmila Tagore couldn't make it to Darjeeling and so only Rajesh Khanna's portions were shot, showing him driving the jeep across the hills. Sharmila Tagore's footage was separately shot in Mumbai where a train set was erected in a studio. The two footages were later edited together to appear as if in the same frame.
    • Goofs
      In the opening song sequence , Sharmila Tagore is seen reading a book while seated in the train. The book's name is When Eight Bells toll, a thriller novel written by Alistair Maclean published in the year 1966. The film was released in 1969, so it is clear that the flashback was shown in a time which was actually a "flash-forward", which is impossible.She should have been shown reading The Heart of the Matter (1948), a novel by the English author Graham Greene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dil Daulat Duniya (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Roop Tera Mastaana
      (uncredited)
      Sung by Kishore Kumar
      Music composed by Sachin Dev Burman
      Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

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    Aradhana (1969) - 80%

    Rajesh Khanna's Shot To Megastardom & The Beginning Of Kishore Kumar Era... Shakti Samanta's "Aradhana" Wasn't An Ordinary Film, But A Historic One Which Gave Us Talents That Changed Indian Cinema & Will Remain With Us Forever... Surely, The Movie's Not Without Its Share Of Flaws, But It's The Songs By S. D. Burman Which Overpowers All The Negatives & Makes It A Heartfelt Romantic Film... Sharmila Tagore & Farida Jalal Delivered Earnest Performances, But Got Overshadowed By Khanna Who Was At His Absolute Best In The Film... He Completely Fitted The Bill Of A True Blue Romantic Hero Who Acted With Absolute Ease, Was Excellent In Songs & Looked Charmingly Beautiful.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1969 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • A Life of Devotion
    • Filming locations
      • Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
    • Production company
      • Shakti Films
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes

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