Bollywood Movies » Aradhana http://bollywoodmovieslist.com Archive if classic bollywood cinema. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:07:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Aradhana http://bollywoodmovieslist.com/aradhana.html http://bollywoodmovieslist.com/aradhana.html#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:41:33 +0000 Priya http://bollywoodmovieslist.com/?p=123 Aradhana (Worship) is a 1969 Bollywood film starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It is a remake of the Hollywood film To Each His Own, a 1946 movie. It was voted best film of the year by the Filmfare Awards. Sharmila Tagore would win the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the same role that won Olivia de Havilland her first Academy Award for Best Actress.

Aradhana’s success gave way to two remakes, both starring Vanisri in Sharmila Tagore’s role: the Tamil film Sivahamiyiri Selvan (1974) and the Telugu film Kannavari Kalalu (1974).

Plot

The story opens against the backdrop of idyllic hilly terrain with airforce officer Arun (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, Arun 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, Suraj. But determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the responsibility of becoming his nanny.

Cast

  • Sharmila Tagore … Vandhana Tripathi
  • Rajesh Khanna … Arun / Suraj Prasad Saxena
  • Sujit Kumar … Madan Verma
  • Pahadi Sanyal … Gopal Tripathi
  • Anita Dutt … Mrs. Prasad Saxena
  • Abhi Bhattacharya … Ram Prasad Saxena
  • Madan Puri … Prison Warden
  • Asit Sen … Sitaram
  • Manmohan … Shyam
  • Farida Jalal … Renu
  • Subhash Ghai … Prakash
  • Master Shahid
  • Dulari … Lady Doctor
  • Sodhana Patel
  • Birbal
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