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{{short description|1969 film by Shakti Samanta}}
{{short description|1969 Indian romantic drama film}}
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| name          = Aradhana
| name          = Aradhana
| image          = Aradhana (1969 film).jpg
| image          = Aradhana film.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| director      = [[Shakti Samanta]]
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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          = '''Songs & Background Score'''<br>[[S. D. Burman]]<br>'''Recordist & Associate Music Director:'''<br>[[R.D. Burman]]<br>'''Lyrics:'''<br>[[Anand Bakshi]]
| music          = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = Alok Dasgupta
| cinematography = Alok Dasgupta
| editing        = Sahil Budhiraja
| editing        = Sahil Budhiraja
| studio        =  
| studio        =  
| distributor    = Shakti Films
| distributor    = Shakti Films
| released      = {{start date|df=y|1969|11|07}}
| released      = {{Film date|1969|11|07|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 169 minutes
| runtime        = 169 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = [[Hindi]] <br> Bengali (1976)
| language      = [[Hindi]]  
| budget        =  
| budget        =  
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INRConvert|178.5|m|year=1969}} ({{US$|23.62 million|long=no}})
| gross          = 7 Crore <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100102012439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ== website]</ref>
 
 
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'''''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>
'''''Aradhana''''' ({{translation| ''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]].<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) and the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] ''Kannavari Kalalu'' (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><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>  
 
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 ''[[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> It was a blockbuster in [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union]] as well as the [[List of Hindi films of 1969|highest-grossing film of the year]].<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 [[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.
[[Indian Air Force]] officer Arun Varma sings "[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]" in an open jeep winding along [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]]'s hills with his co-pilot Madan. At the same time, Vandana, the daughter of Dr Gopal Tripathi casts glances from a train window, which Arun notices. Upon multiple meetings over a few days, they fall in love and get engaged. Excitedly, they secretly wed in a temple without rituals, only exchanging garlands, with God as the only witness, however they plan to get married in a formal ceremony in front of their relatives and friends. As it rains heavily, they take refuge in a shelter with a flickering fire, leading to them becoming intimate. Arun tells her not to be ashamed of their intimacy as they have accepted each other in every way in front of god. He promises to be back in some time to get married.  


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.
Within days, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana discovers that she is pregnant. Arun's family is unable to accept her as a daughter-in-law. Her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is born and named Suraj. She puts him up for adoption hoping to adopt him the next day legally but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the role of being his nanny. One day, her employer's brother-in-law, finding her alone in the house, attempts to molest her but Suraj rescues her by stabbing him to death and runs away. When the police arrive, Vandana takes the blame for the murder and is arrested.


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.
Years later when Vandana is released, the jailor takes her to his home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana soon meets Renu's love, Suraj. He is the image of his father and a pilot too. He has the sensation of having seen Vandana before but his memories are fleeting. Anxious that the true story of his parents may cause him pain, Vandana tries to hide away.


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 father but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan. He knows the truth of Arun and Vandana's romance and is anxious to tell Suraj all but Vandana fears the consequences. One day idly looking through papers in the room while waiting for Vandana, Suraj finds Arun's photo. A sudden realisation that Arun and Vandana are his true parents becomes clear. He recognizes his mother's sacrifices and celebrates her strength and courage.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Vandana Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow)
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Vandana “Veenu” Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow)
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj Kumar Verma / Suraj Kumar Saxena (Double Role)
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj Kumar Verma (Double Role)
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Air Commodore Madan Verma
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Flight Lieutenant Madan Verma later Air Commodore
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Air Commodore Ganguli (Retd)
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Air Commodore Ganguly (Retd)
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Gopal Tripathi
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Gopal Tripathi
* [[Anita Guha]] as Mrs. Prasad Saxena
* [[Anita Guha]] as Mrs. Prasad Saxena
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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 (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>
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> Shakti Samanta reminisces in an interview that he suggested to Rajesh Khanna that he mimic [[Dev Anand]] in his second role as a son. He did and it clicked.<ref name="Shakti_Samanta">{{ YouTube |title= Shakti Samanta speaks about his film 'Amar-Prem' |id=xHnm7wgAHhw|time=5m55s}}</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 [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[Mohd. Rafi]] and [[S.D. Burman]] himself.
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''.  Rahul Dev Burman was the Assistant Music Director in this film. His main work was on arrangement, background score and improvising some tunes for the singer and helping his father in the process. All the tunes were composed by Sachin Dev Burman. Sachin Dev Burman himself was instrumental in putting up [[Kishore Kumar]] for the rising star [[Rajesh Khanna]].<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/28/stories/2002102800830200.htm | title = Song of the rebel | author = Prakash Parayath | date = 28 October 2002 | access-date = 13 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215613/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/28/stories/2002102800830200.htm | archive-date = 29 October 2013 | newspaper = [[The Hindu]] | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was the third best-selling [[Hindi film music|Hindi film album]] of the 1960s, behind ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' and ''[[Mere Mehboob]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Hits 1960–1969|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=281&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081535/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=281&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|access-date=2 September 2013|website=Box Office India}}</ref>


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>
In "Roop Tera Mastana", [[Kersi Lord]] played the [[accordion]], [[Homi Mullan]] played the [[Duggi (drum)|duggi]], [[Manohari Singh]] played the [[saxophone]] and Buji Lord played the [[vibraphone]].<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
| all_writing =  
| all_writing =  
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| music  = Kishore Kumar & S. D. Burman


| title1 = [[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]
| title1 = [[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]
| length1 = 5:00
| length1 = 5:00
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| title2 = Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera
| title3 = Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera
| length2 = 5:38
| length3 = 5:38
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| extra3 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title3 = Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare
| title6 = Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare
| length3 =3:53  
| length6 =3:53  
| extra3 = [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| extra6 = [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title4 = Roop Tera Mastana
| title2 = Roop Tera Mastana
| length4 = 3:45
| length2 = 3:45
| extra4 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| title5 = Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana
| title5 = Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana
| length5 = 5:45
| length5 = 5:45
| extra5 = [[S. D. Burman]]
| extra5 = [[S. D. Burman]]
| title6 = Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu
| title4 = Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu
| length6 = 4:02
| length4 = 4:02
| extra6 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| extra4 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title7 = Baghon Mein Bahar Hai
| title7 = Baghon Mein Bahar Hai
| length7 = 3:52
| length7 = 3:52
| extra7 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| extra7 = [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]


| total_length = 31:55
| total_length = 31:55
}}
}}


{{tracklist
{{track listing
| headline        = Bengali track list
| headline        = Bengali track list
| extra_column    = Singer(s)
| extra_column    = Singer(s)
| all_writing =  
| all_writing =  
| total_length =
| total_length = 26:57


| title1  = Eto Kache Dujone
| title1  = Mor Shopneri Shathi
| extra1  = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| extra1  = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length1 =
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = Madhobi Futeche Oi
| title4 = Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe
| extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
| extra4 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length2 =
| length4 = 5:56
| title3  = Chondro Je Tui
| title3  = Gunjone Dole Je Bhromor
| extra3  = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| extra3  = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length3 =
| length3 = 4:34
| title4 = Mor Shopner Shathi
| title2 = Eto Kache Dujone
| extra4 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length4 =
| length2 = 4:08
| title5  = Gunjone Dole Je Bhromor
| title5  = Chondro Je Tui
| extra5  = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| extra5  = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length5 =
| length5 = 3:50
| title6  = Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe
| title6  = Madhobi Futeche Oi
| extra6  = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| extra6  = [[Rahul Dev Burman]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length6 =  
| length6 = 3:59
}}
}}


== 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>
; [[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 2012}}</ref>
'''Won'''
'''Won'''


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'''Nominated'''
'''Nominated'''


* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Shakti Samanta]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Shakti Samanta
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Rajesh Khanna]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Rajesh Khanna]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Farida Jalal]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Farida Jalal]]
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* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Mere Sapno Ki Rani"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Mere Sapno Ki Rani"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
; [[17th National Film Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172021/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Won'''
* [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[S. D. Burman]] for "Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana"


== Box office ==
== Box office ==
''Aradhana'' estimated worldwide gross: {{INR|{{#expr:70+108.5}} million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{#expr:9.33+14.29}} million|long=no}}). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:5.9+5.47}} billion}} in 2017, or {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|11.37|2017|r=2}}|b}} in {{Inflation/year|IN}}.
''Aradhana'' estimated worldwide gross: {{INR|{{#expr:70+108.5}} million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{#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$|{{To USD|70|IND|year=1969}} million|long=no}}) in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|title=Box Office 1969|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065501/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|archive-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|70|1969|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000 round 2}} billion}} in 2017.{{#tag:ref|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times
*India: {{INR|70 million}} ({{US$|{{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 2013}}</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>
* ''[[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}}</ref>
|group=n|name=Inflation93}}
|group=n|name=Inflation93}}


*[[Soviet Union]]: 11.85 million&nbsp;[[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.
*[[Soviet Union]]: 11.85 million&nbsp;[[Soviet rouble|Rbls]]{{efn|47.4 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=https://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|2017}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|14.29|1972|2017}}*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=2017}})/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.
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 |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>
''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=https://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>


== Notes ==
== References ==
=== Notes ===
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===Citations===
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb title|0065416|Aradhana}}
* {{IMDb title|0065416|Aradhana}}
* [http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm The Aradhna Syndrome]
* [http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm The Aradhna Syndrome]
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[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Bengali remakes of English films]]

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Aradhana
Poster
Directed byShakti Samanta
Produced byShakti Samanta
Written bySachin Bhowmick
StarringSharmila Tagore
Rajesh Khanna
Sujit Kumar
Farida Jalal
Abhi Bhattacharya
Ashok Kumar
Music byS. D. Burman
CinematographyAlok Dasgupta
Edited bySahil Budhiraja
Distributed byShakti Films
Release date
  • 7 November 1969 (1969-11-07)
Running time
169 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office7 Crore [1]

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.[2] Originally released in Hindi[3] 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).[4][5]

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.[6] It was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union as well as the highest-grossing film of the year.[7] The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own.[8]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Indian Air Force officer Arun Varma sings "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" in an open jeep winding along Darjeeling, West Bengal's hills with his co-pilot Madan. At the same time, Vandana, the daughter of Dr Gopal Tripathi casts glances from a train window, which Arun notices. Upon multiple meetings over a few days, they fall in love and get engaged. Excitedly, they secretly wed in a temple without rituals, only exchanging garlands, with God as the only witness, however they plan to get married in a formal ceremony in front of their relatives and friends. As it rains heavily, they take refuge in a shelter with a flickering fire, leading to them becoming intimate. Arun tells her not to be ashamed of their intimacy as they have accepted each other in every way in front of god. He promises to be back in some time to get married.

Within days, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana discovers that she is pregnant. Arun's family is unable to accept her as a daughter-in-law. Her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is born and named Suraj. She puts him up for adoption hoping to adopt him the next day legally but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the role of being his nanny. One day, her employer's brother-in-law, finding her alone in the house, attempts to molest her but Suraj rescues her by stabbing him to death and runs away. When the police arrive, Vandana takes the blame for the murder and is arrested.

Years later when Vandana is released, the jailor takes her to his home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana soon meets Renu's love, Suraj. He is the image of his father and a pilot too. He has the sensation of having seen Vandana before but his memories are fleeting. Anxious that the true story of his parents may cause him pain, Vandana tries to hide away.

Suraj is injured in an air crash like his father but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan. He knows the truth of Arun and Vandana's romance and is anxious to tell Suraj all but Vandana fears the consequences. One day idly looking through papers in the room while waiting for Vandana, Suraj finds Arun's photo. A sudden realisation that Arun and Vandana are his true parents becomes clear. He recognizes his mother's sacrifices and celebrates her strength and courage.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was scripted by Sachin Bhowmick. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] The "Roop Tera Mastana" song sequence, which lasted more than three minutes and 30 seconds, was filmed in a single take.[12] Sharmila Tagore believes this was done due to time constraints.[13] Shakti Samanta reminisces in an interview that he suggested to Rajesh Khanna that he mimic Dev Anand in his second role as a son. He did and it clicked.[14]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Aradhana
Original LP Cover
Soundtrack album to Aradhana by

S. D. Burman, Kishore Kumar & R. D. Burman
Released1969
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageHindi
LabelEMI 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. Rahul Dev Burman was the Assistant Music Director in this film. His main work was on arrangement, background score and improvising some tunes for the singer and helping his father in the process. All the tunes were composed by Sachin Dev Burman. Sachin Dev Burman himself was instrumental in putting up Kishore Kumar for the rising star Rajesh Khanna.[15] It was the third best-selling Hindi film album of the 1960s, behind Sangam and Mere Mehboob.[16]

In "Roop Tera Mastana", Kersi Lord played the accordion, Homi Mullan played the duggi, Manohari Singh played the saxophone and Buji Lord played the vibraphone.[17][18][19] This track was also reused in Tamil Remix Version as "Jean Pants" sung by K.S. Chithra and Stylebhai.[20]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mere Sapno Ki Rani"Kishore Kumar5:00
2."Roop Tera Mastana"Kishore Kumar3:45
3."Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera"Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar5:38
4."Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu"Lata Mangeshkar4:02
5."Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana"S. D. Burman5:45
6."Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare"Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle3:53
7."Baghon Mein Bahar Hai"Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar3:52
Total length:31:55
Bengali track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mor Shopneri Shathi"Kishore Kumar4:50
2."Eto Kache Dujone"Kishore Kumar4:08
3."Gunjone Dole Je Bhromor"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle4:34
4."Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe"Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar5:56
5."Chondro Je Tui"Lata Mangeshkar3:50
6."Madhobi Futeche Oi"Rahul Dev Burman, Lata Mangeshkar3:59
Total length:26:57

Awards[edit | edit source]

17th Filmfare Awards:[21]

Won

Nominated

17th National Film Awards:[22]

Won

Box office[edit | edit source]

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.[23] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to ₹Expression error: Unexpected < operator. billion in 2017.[n 1]

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,[25] for a combined 89.4 million tickets sold worldwide.

Impact[edit | edit source]

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.[29][30][31]

References[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 47.4 million tickets sold,[25] average ticket price of 25 kopecks[26]
  2. ↑ 0.829 Rbl per US dollar in 1972[27]
  3. ↑ 7.5945 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1972.[28]
  4. ↑ See List of highest-grossing films in India § Highest-grossing films by year
  1. ↑ Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: 21.38 times
    • Aankhen's domestic nett of ₹128.45 million in 1993 is equivalent to ₹2,745,845,840 in 2017.[24]

Citations[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ website
  2. ↑ "rediff.com: Dial D for Darjeeling". Specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Aradhana. 1969. Event occurs at 0:19.
  4. ↑ "Why not in Tamil?". Sunday Times. 22 February 1998. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Remembering master screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick – Death anniversary special". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)". bobbytalkscinema.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)". bobbytalkscinema.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "'Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Shakti Samanta speaks about his film 'Amar-Prem' at YouTube
  15. ↑ Prakash Parayath (28 October 2002). "Song of the rebel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Music Hits 1960–1969". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "The Aradhana syndrome and S D Burman". Rediff. 31 October 2000. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Roop Tera Mastana (Tamil Version)". JioSaavn. 12 March 1997. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "The Winners -1969". The Times Of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Box Office 1969". Box Office India. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993". Box Office India. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Sergey Kudryavtsev (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  26. ↑ 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
  27. ↑ "Archive". Central Bank of Russia. 1992. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "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.
  29. ↑ Guftagoo with Tom Alter (in हिन्दी). Rajya Sabha TV. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  30. ↑ "I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna". The Hindu. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  31. ↑ "Chandigarh Stories". Tribune India. 31 July 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

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