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{{short description|1969 film by Shakti Samanta}} | {{short description|1969 film by Shakti Samanta}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Aradhana | | name = Aradhana | ||
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| director = [[Shakti Samanta]] | | director = [[Shakti Samanta]] | ||
| producer = Shakti Samanta | | producer = Shakti Samanta | ||
| writer = Sachin Bhowmick | | writer = Sachin Bhowmick | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
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| starring = [[Sharmila Tagore]]<br />[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />[[Sujit Kumar]]<br />[[Farida Jalal]]<br />[[Abhi Bhattacharya]]<br>[[Ashok Kumar]] | | starring = [[Sharmila Tagore]]<br />[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />[[Sujit Kumar]]<br />[[Farida Jalal]]<br />[[Abhi Bhattacharya]]<br>[[Ashok Kumar]] | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| music = ''' | | music = '''Songs & Background Score'''<br>[[S. D. Burman]]<br>'''Recordist & Associate Music Director:'''<br>[[R.D. Burman]]<br>'''Lyrics:'''<br>[[Anand Bakshi]] | ||
| cinematography = Alok Dasgupta | | cinematography = Alok Dasgupta | ||
| editing = Sahil Budhiraja | | editing = Sahil Budhiraja | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| distributor = Shakti Films | | distributor = Shakti Films | ||
| released = {{ | | released = {{start date|df=y|1969|11|07}} | ||
| runtime = 169 minutes | | runtime = 169 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = [[Hindi]] <br> Bengali (1976) | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{ | | gross = {{Estimation}} {{INRConvert|178.5|m|year=1969}} ({{US$|23.62 million|long=no}}) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Aradhana''''' ({{trans|Worship}}) is a 1969 Indian | |||
'''''Aradhana''''' ({{trans|"Worship"}}) is a 1969 Indian Hindi [[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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/19slide2.htm |title=rediff.com: Dial D for Darjeeling |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=14 January 2012 |archive-date=13 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813174011/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/19slide2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally released in Hindi<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Aradhana|year=1969|time=0:19}}</ref> and dubbed in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], ''Aradhana''{{'}}s huge success led to two remakes: the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Sivagamiyin Selvan]]'' (1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980222/mirror2.html|title=Why not in Tamil?|date=22 February 1998|website=Sunday Times|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422070222/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980222/mirror2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] ''Kannavari Kalalu'' (1974).<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 December 2014|title=Birthday Special: Remembering Rajesh Khanna's top five films|url=http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-remembering-rajesh-khannas-top-five-films-1419847963|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142736/http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-remembering-rajesh-khannas-top-five-films-1419847963|archive-date=1 October 2018|access-date=2018-10-01|website=[[Jagran Post]]}}</ref> This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of [[Rajesh Khanna]] between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Marayada]]'' and ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html|title=Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary|date=18 July 2015|work=The Hindustan Times|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829000244/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aradhana'' was a blockbuster in [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/apr/12/12464/remembering-master-screenwriter-sachin-bhowmick-ndash-death-anniversary-special |title=Remembering master screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick – Death anniversary special |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124749/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/apr/12/12464/remembering-master-screenwriter-sachin-bhowmick-ndash-death-anniversary-special |url-status=live }}</ref> The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film ''[[To Each His Own (1946 film)|To Each His Own]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
In | In [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[Indian Air Force]] officer Arun Varma sings "[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]" atop an open jeep along with his co-pilot Madan, while Vandana, the daughter of a doctor Gopal Tripathi demurely sneaks glances at him from a mini train. After a brief romance, they wed in a temple without rituals and with only God as a witness. After which it starts raining and they have to stay in a hotel, and sleep with each other. This is where Vandana becomes pregnant. | ||
Soon afterward, Arun dies in an air crash. His family refuses to accept the unwed Vandana since her marriage with Arun was never formalised. Meanwhile, her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is finally born, but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny. The boy is named Suraj. Her employer's brother Shyam arrives and lusts for Vandana. He tries to rape her when no | Soon afterward, Arun dies in an air crash. His family refuses to accept the unwed Vandana since her marriage with Arun was never formalised. Meanwhile, her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is finally born, she puts him up for adoption so that she can legally adopt him the next day but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny. The boy is named Suraj. Her employer's brother-in-law Shyam arrives and lusts for Vandana. He tries to rape her when no one is around, but Suraj arrives and stabs him to death to save Vandana. When the police arrive, Vandana takes the blame for the murder and is arrested while Suraj runs away and forgets this mishap as he grows up. | ||
Several years later, when Vandana is released from jail, she is befriended by the jailor who takes her home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana comes face to face with Suraj when she discovers that Renu is dating him. Suraj, just like how his father wished, is an air-force officer. He slowly starts remembering that he has seen Vandana somewhere, although Vandana wants to hide the truth as she feels Suraj may be embarrassed upon realising his parents' background and history. Vandana makes herself at home at the jailor's house. | Several years later, when Vandana is released from jail, she is befriended by the jailor who takes her home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana comes face to face with Suraj(who looks just like his father) when she discovers that Renu is dating him. Suraj, just like how his father wished, is an air-force officer. He slowly starts remembering that he has seen Vandana somewhere, although Vandana wants to hide the truth as she feels Suraj may be embarrassed upon realising his parents' background and history. Vandana makes herself at home at the jailor's house. | ||
Suraj is injured in an air crash like his real father Arun but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan, who knows that Suraj is Arun and Vandana's son. He wants to tell Suraj the truth, but Vandana does not want Suraj to know that he is her son, fearing the consequences. Later when Vandana is not around, Suraj sees her diary where Arun's photo is found. Realising that Arun and Vandana are his true parents, he salutes Vandana's self-sacrificing attitude and acknowledges her publicly as his mother. | Suraj is injured in an air crash like his real father Arun but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan, who knows that Suraj is Arun and Vandana's son. He wants to tell Suraj the truth, but Vandana does not want Suraj to know that he is her son, fearing the consequences. Later when Vandana is not around, Suraj sees her diary where Arun's photo is found. Realising that Arun and Vandana are his true parents, he salutes Vandana's self-sacrificing attitude and acknowledges her publicly as his mother. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Vandana Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow) | * [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Vandana Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow) | ||
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj | * [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj Kumar Verma / Suraj Kumar Saxena (Double Role) | ||
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Air Commodore Madan Verma | * [[Sujit Kumar]] as Air Commodore Madan Verma | ||
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Air Commodore Ganguli (Retd) | * [[Ashok Kumar]] as Air Commodore Ganguli (Retd) | ||
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* [[Anita Guha]] as Mrs. Prasad Saxena | * [[Anita Guha]] as Mrs. Prasad Saxena | ||
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Ram Prasad Saxena | * [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Ram Prasad Saxena | ||
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] - Shyam | |||
* [[Madan Puri]] as the Jailor | * [[Madan Puri]] as the Jailor | ||
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Tikaram | * [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Tikaram | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
The film was scripted by [[Sachin Bhowmick]]. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film ''[[To Each His Own (film)|To Each His Own]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref> A day prior to the shooting of ''Aradhana'', producer Surinder Kapoor showed Samanta his latest film, ''[[Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati]]'' with [[Shashi Kapoor]] as the lead, which was also written by Sachin Bhowmick. Much to his surprise, this film had a similar ending to his own film. The following day, Samanta decided to scrap his film, when writers [[Gulshan Nanda]] and Madhusudan Kalelkar visited his office. Upon hearing the issue, it was Gulshan Nanda who suggested to have a double role of father and son in the film. Originally, the first hero was to die by the interval and a new hero was to step in.<ref>{{cite web |title=Originally, Aradhana and Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati had the same climax |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same evening, while Aradhana was being cancelled, Nanda recited a story of ''[[Kati Patang]]'' to Samanta, which he instantly liked, so for the next couple of hours they first rewrote the second half of ''Aradhana'', and subsequently went on to discuss ''Kati Patang''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two of his finest films were created in one evening |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |url-status=live }}</ref> The "Roop Tera Mastana" song sequence, which lasted more than three minutes and 30 seconds, was filmed in a single take.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|title=SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it's not Bollywood's first|work=Business Insider|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019130933/http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sharmila Tagore believes this was done due to time constraints.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|title='Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript|work=NDTV.com|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527204753/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|url-status=live}}</ref> | The film was scripted by [[Sachin Bhowmick]]. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film ''[[To Each His Own (1946 film)|To Each His Own]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref> A day prior to the shooting of ''Aradhana'', producer Surinder Kapoor showed Samanta his latest film, ''[[Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati]]'' with [[Shashi Kapoor]] as the lead, which was also written by Sachin Bhowmick. Much to his surprise, this film had a similar ending to his own film. The following day, Samanta decided to scrap his film, when writers [[Gulshan Nanda]] and Madhusudan Kalelkar visited his office. Upon hearing the issue, it was Gulshan Nanda who suggested to have a double role of father and son in the film. Originally, the first hero was to die by the interval and a new hero was to step in.<ref>{{cite web |title=Originally, Aradhana and Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati had the same climax |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same evening, while Aradhana was being cancelled, Nanda recited a story of ''[[Kati Patang]]'' to Samanta, which he instantly liked, so for the next couple of hours they first rewrote the second half of ''Aradhana'', and subsequently went on to discuss ''Kati Patang''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two of his finest films were created in one evening |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |url-status=live }}</ref> The "Roop Tera Mastana" song sequence, which lasted more than three minutes and 30 seconds, was filmed in a single take.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|title=SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it's not Bollywood's first|work=Business Insider|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019130933/http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sharmila Tagore believes this was done due to time constraints.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|title='Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript|work=NDTV.com|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527204753/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]]. Sachin Dev Burman had written the music for the songs of ''Aradhana'' with his son, [[Rahul Dev Burman]], and completed the recording of the songs in the voices of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Mohd. Rafi | The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]]. Sachin Dev Burman had written the music for the songs of ''Aradhana'' with his son, [[Rahul Dev Burman]], and completed the recording of the songs in the voices of [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[Mohd. Rafi]] and [[S.D. Burman]] himself. | ||
In "Roop Tera Mastana", [[Kersi Lord]] played the [[accordion]], [[Homi Mullan]] played the [[Duggi (drum)|duggi]] and [[Manohari Singh]] played the [[saxophone]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview – HQ Chowdhury, Speaking to Shakti Samanta, Dhaka film festival 2001|url=http://www.youtube.com|publisher=Moti Lalwani|access-date=17 January 2017|archive-date=28 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428014715/http://www.youtube.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm|title=The Aradhana syndrome and S D Burman|date=31 October 2000|work=Rediff|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005192311/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/the-unforgettable-music-rajesh-khanna-kishore-kumar-and-rd-burman-created-together-245250|title=NDTV Movies: Bollywood News – Celebrity News – Celebrity Gossip – Latest Bollywood Stories|website=movies.ndtv.com|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134404/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/the-unforgettable-music-rajesh-khanna-kishore-kumar-and-rd-burman-created-together-245250|archive-date=24 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This track was also reused in Tamil Remix Version as "Jean Pants" sung by [[K.S. Chithra]] and Stylebhai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roop Tera Mastana (Tamil Version)|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/jeans-pant/CQsfAkVeZgs|website=JioSaavn|date=12 March 1997 |access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref> | |||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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| title2 = Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera | | title2 = Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera | ||
| length2 = 5:38 | | length2 = 5:38 | ||
| extra2 = [[ | | extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
| title3 = Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare | | title3 = Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare | ||
| length3 =3:53 | | length3 =3:53 | ||
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| length5 = | | length5 = | ||
| title6 = Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe | | title6 = Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe | ||
| extra6 = [[ | | extra6 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
| length6 = | | length6 = | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
; [[ | ; [[37th Filmfare Awards|17th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners -1969|work=The Times Of India|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709172616/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|archive-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
'''Won''' | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Shakti Samanta]] | * [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Shakti Samanta]] | ||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Sharmila Tagore]] | * [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Sharmila Tagore]] | ||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Kishore Kumar]] for | * [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Kishore Kumar]] for "Roop Tera Mastana" | ||
'''Nominated''' | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Shakti Samanta]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Rajesh Khanna]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Farida Jalal]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[S. D. Burman]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Sachin Bhowmick]] | |||
== Box office == | |||
''Aradhana'' estimated worldwide gross: {{INR|{{#expr:70+108.5}} million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{#expr:9.33+14.29}} million|long=no}}). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:5.9+5.47}} billion}} in 2017, or {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|11.37|2017|r=2}}|b}} in {{Inflation/year|IN}}. | |||
*India: {{INR|70 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|70|IND|year=1969}} million|long=no}}) in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|title=Box Office 1969|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065501/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|archive-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|70|1969|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000 round 2}} billion}} in 2017.{{#tag:ref|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times | |||
* ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''{{'}}s domestic nett of {{INR|128.45 million}} in 1993 is equivalent to {{INR|2,745,845,840}} in 2017.<ref name="inflation93">{{cite web|title=Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=19 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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*[[Soviet Union]]: 11.85 million [[Soviet rouble|Rbls]]{{efn|47.4 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|date=3 August 2008|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609183351/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|url-status=live}}</ref> average ticket price of 25 [[kopeck]]s<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510014311/https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 |date=10 May 2018 }}, [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>}} ($14.29 million,{{efn|0.829 [[Soviet rouble|Rbl]] per US dollar in 1972<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1992|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717030948/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{INR}}108.5 million){{efn|name=RupeeUSD72|7.5945 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1972.<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512095429/http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|url-status=live}}</ref>}} in 1972.<ref name="soviet"/> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|14.29|1972|2022}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|14.29|1972|2022}}*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=2022}})/1000 round 2}} billion}}) in 2017. | |||
In terms of estimated [[List of films by box office admissions|box office footfalls]], it sold {{nowrap|42 million}} ticket sales in India{{Efn|See {{Section link|List of highest-grossing films in India|Highest-grossing films by year}}|name=DomesticFootfalls}} and {{nowrap|47.4 million}} [[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union|tickets in the Soviet Union]],<ref name="soviet"/> for a combined {{nowrap|{{#expr:42+47.4}} million}} tickets sold worldwide. | |||
== Impact == | == Impact == | ||
''Aradhana'' had a large impact on Indians in general. It inspired many to take up films as a vocation, one of them being the popular Indian actor [[Tom Alter]], who confessed in an interview that he headed to [[Film and Television Institute of India]] after being impressed watching Rajesh Khanna in ''Aradhana'' in 1970.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=23 August 2016|title=Guftagoo with Tom Alter|language=hi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U|access-date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|work=The Hindu|title=I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna|date=12 July 2009|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810033952/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|title=Chandigarh Stories|publisher=Tribune India|date=31 July 2003|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708194233/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ''Aradhana'' had a large impact on Indians in general. It inspired many to take up films as a vocation, one of them being the popular Indian actor [[Tom Alter]], who confessed in an interview that he headed to [[Film and Television Institute of India]] after being impressed watching Rajesh Khanna in ''Aradhana'' in 1970.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=23 August 2016|title=Guftagoo with Tom Alter|language=hi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lYCeKUKxt-U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha TV]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|work=The Hindu|title=I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna|date=12 July 2009|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810033952/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|title=Chandigarh Stories|publisher=Tribune India|date=31 July 2003|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708194233/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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| Aradhana | |
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| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring | Sharmila Tagore Rajesh Khanna Sujit Kumar Farida Jalal Abhi Bhattacharya Ashok Kumar |
| Music by | Songs & Background Score S. D. Burman Recordist & Associate Music Director: R.D. Burman Lyrics: Anand Bakshi |
| Cinematography | Alok Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Sahil Budhiraja |
| Distributed by | Shakti Films |
Release date | 7 November 1969 |
Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Bengali (1976) |
| Box office | est. ₹178.5 million (equivalent to ₹7.4 billion or US$100 million in 2019) ($23.62 million) |
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Aradhana (transl. "Worship") is a 1969 Indian Hindi 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.[1] Originally released in Hindi[2] and dubbed in Bengali, Aradhana's huge success led to two remakes: the Tamil film Sivagamiyin Selvan (1974)[3] and the Telugu film Kannavari Kalalu (1974).[4] 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.[5] Aradhana was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union.[6] The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own.[7]
Plot
In Darjeeling, West Bengal, Indian Air Force officer Arun Varma sings "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" atop an open jeep along with his co-pilot Madan, while Vandana, the daughter of a doctor Gopal Tripathi demurely sneaks glances at him from a mini train. After a brief romance, they wed in a temple without rituals and with only God as a witness. After which it starts raining and they have to stay in a hotel, and sleep with each other. This is where Vandana becomes pregnant.
Soon afterward, Arun dies in an air crash. His family refuses to accept the unwed Vandana since her marriage with Arun was never formalised. Meanwhile, her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is finally born, she puts him up for adoption so that she can legally adopt him the next day but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny. The boy is named Suraj. Her employer's brother-in-law Shyam arrives and lusts for Vandana. He tries to rape her when no one is around, but Suraj arrives and stabs him to death to save Vandana. When the police arrive, Vandana takes the blame for the murder and is arrested while Suraj runs away and forgets this mishap as he grows up.
Several years later, when Vandana is released from jail, she is befriended by the jailor who takes her home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana comes face to face with Suraj(who looks just like his father) when she discovers that Renu is dating him. Suraj, just like how his father wished, is an air-force officer. He slowly starts remembering that he has seen Vandana somewhere, although Vandana wants to hide the truth as she feels Suraj may be embarrassed upon realising his parents' background and history. Vandana makes herself at home at the jailor's house.
Suraj is injured in an air crash like his real father Arun but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan, who knows that Suraj is Arun and Vandana's son. He wants to tell Suraj the truth, but Vandana does not want Suraj to know that he is her son, fearing the consequences. Later when Vandana is not around, Suraj sees her diary where Arun's photo is found. Realising that Arun and Vandana are his true parents, he salutes Vandana's self-sacrificing attitude and acknowledges her publicly as his mother.
Cast
- Sharmila Tagore as Vandana Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow)
- Rajesh Khanna as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj Kumar Verma / Suraj Kumar Saxena (Double Role)
- Sujit Kumar as Air Commodore Madan Verma
- Ashok Kumar as Air Commodore Ganguli (Retd)
- Pahari Sanyal as Gopal Tripathi
- Anita Guha as Mrs. Prasad Saxena
- Abhi Bhattacharya as Ram Prasad Saxena
- Manmohan - Shyam
- Madan Puri as the Jailor
- Asit Sen as Tikaram
- Farida Jalal as Renu Verma (Suraj's Wife)
- Subhash Ghai as Flight Lieutenant Prakash (Suraj's colleague and friend)
- Krishna Kant as Mr. Verma (Arun's Father)
Production
The film was scripted by Sachin Bhowmick. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own.[8] A day prior to the shooting of Aradhana, producer Surinder Kapoor showed Samanta his latest film, Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati with Shashi Kapoor as the lead, which was also written by Sachin Bhowmick. Much to his surprise, this film had a similar ending to his own film. The following day, Samanta decided to scrap his film, when writers Gulshan Nanda and Madhusudan Kalelkar visited his office. Upon hearing the issue, it was Gulshan Nanda who suggested to have a double role of father and son in the film. Originally, the first hero was to die by the interval and a new hero was to step in.[9] The same evening, while Aradhana was being cancelled, Nanda recited a story of Kati Patang to Samanta, which he instantly liked, so for the next couple of hours they first rewrote the second half of Aradhana, and subsequently went on to discuss Kati Patang.[10] The "Roop Tera Mastana" song sequence, which lasted more than three minutes and 30 seconds, was filmed in a single take.[11] Sharmila Tagore believes this was done due to time constraints.[12]
Soundtrack
| Aradhana | |
|---|---|
 Original LP Cover | |
| Soundtrack album to Aradhana by | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | EMI Records |
The soundtrack of the film was composed by S. D. Burman, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. Sachin Dev Burman had written the music for the songs of Aradhana with his son, Rahul Dev Burman, and completed the recording of the songs in the voices of Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Mohd. Rafi and S.D. Burman himself.
In "Roop Tera Mastana", Kersi Lord played the accordion, Homi Mullan played the duggi and Manohari Singh played the saxophone.[13][14][15] This track was also reused in Tamil Remix Version as "Jean Pants" sung by K.S. Chithra and Stylebhai.[16]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" | Kishore Kumar | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:38 |
| 3. | "Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Kishore Kumar | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana" | S. D. Burman | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Baghon Mein Bahar Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 31:55 | ||
| Bengali track list | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Eto Kache Dujone" | Kishore Kumar | |||||||
| 2. | "Madhobi Futeche Oi" | Lata Mangeshkar, Rahul Dev Burman | |||||||
| 3. | "Chondro Je Tui" | Lata Mangeshkar | |||||||
| 4. | "Mor Shopner Shathi" | Kishore Kumar | |||||||
| 5. | "Gunjone Dole Je Bhromor" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | |||||||
| 6. | "Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | |||||||
Awards
Won
- Best Film – Shakti Samanta
- Best Actress – Sharmila Tagore
- Best Male Playback Singer – Kishore Kumar for "Roop Tera Mastana"
Nominated
- Best Director – Shakti Samanta
- Best Actor – Rajesh Khanna
- Best Supporting Actress – Farida Jalal
- Best Music Director – S. D. Burman
- Best Lyricist – Anand Bakshi for "Mere Sapno Ki Rani"
- Best Story – Sachin Bhowmick
Box office
Aradhana estimated worldwide gross: ₹178.5 million ($23.62 million). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to ₹11.37 billion in 2017, or ₹12.83 billion (US$180 million) in 2019.
- India: ₹70 million ($Template:To USD/data/1,969 million) in 1969.[18] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to ₹Expression error: Unexpected < operator. billion in 2017.[n 1]
- Soviet Union: 11.85 million Rbls[lower-alpha 1] ($14.29 million,[lower-alpha 2] ₹108.5 million)[lower-alpha 3] in 1972.[20] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $Error when using {{Inflation}}:
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In terms of estimated box office footfalls, it sold 42 million ticket sales in India[lower-alpha 4] and 47.4 million tickets in the Soviet Union,[20] for a combined 89.4 million tickets sold worldwide.
Impact
Aradhana had a large impact on Indians in general. It inspired many to take up films as a vocation, one of them being the popular Indian actor Tom Alter, who confessed in an interview that he headed to Film and Television Institute of India after being impressed watching Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana in 1970.[24][25][26]
Notes
References
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- ↑ Aradhana. 1969. Event occurs at 0:19.
- ↑ "Why not in Tamil?". Sunday Times. 22 February 1998. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "Birthday Special: Remembering Rajesh Khanna's top five films". Jagran Post. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ "Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary". The Hindustan Times. 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Remembering master screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick – Death anniversary special". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ "Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)". bobbytalkscinema.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)". bobbytalkscinema.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Originally, Aradhana and Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati had the same climax". Rediff Movies. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Two of his finest films were created in one evening". Rediff Movies. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it's not Bollywood's first". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "'Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "Interview – HQ Chowdhury, Speaking to Shakti Samanta, Dhaka film festival 2001". Moti Lalwani. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "The Aradhana syndrome and S D Burman". Rediff. 31 October 2000. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "NDTV Movies: Bollywood News – Celebrity News – Celebrity Gossip – Latest Bollywood Stories". movies.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Roop Tera Mastana (Tamil Version)". JioSaavn. 12 March 1997. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "The Winners -1969". The Times Of India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Box Office 1969". Box Office India. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 14 October 2013 suggested (help) - ↑ "Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993". Box Office India. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Sergey Kudryavtsev (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War, page 48 Archived 10 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Cornell University Press, 2011
- ↑ "Archive". Central Bank of Russia. 1992. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pacific Exchange Rate Service" (PDF). UBC Sauder School of Business. University of British Columbia. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ Guftagoo with Tom Alter (in हिन्दी). Rajya Sabha TV. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna". The Hindu. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ↑ "Chandigarh Stories". Tribune India. 31 July 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2011.