Aradhana (1969)

Original title

आराधना

Directed by

Shakti Samanta

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

U

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman falls in love with a pilot and becomes pregnant. She raises their son alone after tragedy strikes, making sacrifices for his future.

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What happens

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 gave one of the best performances of her career and won 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). The film turned Khanna into an overnight sensation and 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. It was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union as well as the highest-grossing film of the year. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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