Aradhana (1969 film)

Aradhana
Aradhana
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Directed by	Shakti Samanta
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick
Produced by	Shakti Samanta
Starring	Sharmila Tagore; Rajesh Khanna; Sujit Kumar; Farida Jalal; Abhi Bhattacharya; Ashok Kumar
Cinematography	Alok Dasgupta
Edited by	Sahil Budhiraja
Music by	Songs and background score:; S. D. Burman; Recordist and associate music director:; R.D. Burman; Lyrics:; Anand Bakshi
Distributed by	Shakti Films
Release date	7 November 1969;
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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 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] Its run time is 169 minutes.

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