Aradhana (1969 film)
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. Originally released in Hindi 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). 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. Aradhana was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own.
| 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 & Background Score S. D. Burman Recordist & 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 |
| Box office | est. ₹17.85 crore (equivalent to ₹925 crore or US$120 million in 2023) |