Aradhana

Aradhana

169 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 27, 1969

Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj.

Aradhana

169 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 27, 1969

Aradhana
Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title आराधना
Directors Shakti Samanta
Writers Ramesh Pant, Sachin Bhowmick

Cast

Sharmila Tagore

as Vandhana Tripathi

Rajesh Khanna

as Arun / Suraj Prasad Saxena

Sujit Kumar

as Madan Verma

Pahadi Sanyal

as Gopal Tripathi

Anita Dutt

as Mrs. Prasad Saxena

Madan Puri

as Prison Warden

Asit Sen

as Sitaram

Farida Jalal

as Renu

Manmohan

as Shyam

Subhash Ghai

as Prakash

Abhi Bhattacharya

as Ram Prasad Saxena

Ashok Kumar

as Air Commodore Ganguly