Aradhana
Directed by	Shakti Samanta
Produced by	Shakti Samanta
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick
Starring	Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Farida Jalal, Sujit Kumar
Cinematography	Alok Dasgupta
Release date(s)	1969
Running time	169 mins
Language	Hindi
IMDb profile

Aradhana (Worship) is a 1969 Bollywood film starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It was voted best film of the year by the Filmfare Awards. TRIVIA: Born in Bengal on 13th January 1926. ... TRIVIA: Born in Bengal on 13th January 1926. ... Rajesh Khanna (Born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar) is an Indian Bollywood actor. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... Farida Jalal in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Farida Jalal (born May 20) is a Bollywood actress. ... Sujit Kumar (born October 4, 1973) is a man who was raised as a chicken for several years of his life. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Bollywood (Devanāgarī: बॉलीवुड, Nastaliq: بالیوڈ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-Urdu language film industry in India. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... Rajesh Khanna (Born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar) is an Indian Bollywood actor. ... Please expand and improve this section as described on this articles talk page or at Requests for expansion, then remove this message The filmfare award. ...

Plot

The story opens against the backdrop of idyllic hilly terrain with airforce officer Amar (Rajesh Khanna) crooning "Mere sapno ki rani" atop an open jeep, while Vandana (Sharmila Tagore) demurely sneaks glances at him from a mini train. After a brief romance, they have a secret wedding.

Soon afterwards, Amar dies in an air crash leaving behind a heartbroken and pregnant Vandana. His family refuses to accept the unwed mother-to-be since her marriage with Arun is never formalised. Vandana is finally forced to let a childless couple adopt her newborn son. But determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny.

1969 Awards

• Filmfare Best Movie Award: Shakti Samanta
• Filmfare Best Actress Award: Sharmila Tagore
• Filmfare Best Male Playback Award: Kishore Kumar for the song Roop tera mastana.

The Filmfare Best Movie Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... TRIVIA: Born in Bengal on 13th January 1926. ... The Filmfare Best Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and actor. ...

Trivia

• In the film Parineeta, Sharmila Tagore's son, Saif Ali Khan rides on the same train Tagore rides on in Aradhana. [1].

Parineeta (Hindi: परिणीता, Urdu: پرنیتا, translation: The Married Woman) is a Bollywood musical adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. ... Saif Ali Khan (Hindi: सैफ़ अली ख़ान, Urdu: سیف علی خان; born 16 August 1970 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian film star who appears in Bollywood films. ...

References

• The Aradhna Syndrome