Aradhana

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Movie
Original title Aradhana
Country of production India
original language Hindi , English
Publishing year 1969
length 159 minutes
Rod
Director Shakti Samanta
script Sachin Bhowmick
Ramesh Pant
production Shakti Samanta
music SD Burman
camera Aloke Dasgupta
cut Govind Dalwadi
occupation

Aradhana (translated: adoration, adoration ) is a Bollywood classic by Shakti Samanta and the most successful film from 1969 . The film is a remake of the Hollywood film Mother Heart . For the role of Vandhana, Sharmila Tagore received her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress , as did Olivia de Havilland her first Oscar for the female lead.

action

Vandhana, daughter of doctor Gopal Tripathi, falls in love with Air Force pilot Arun. One day they spontaneously get married in front of a priest by hanging garlands of flowers around each other's necks. Afterwards, Arun promises to organize an "official" wedding. But it doesn't even get that far. Shortly afterwards, Arun crashes while on an airplane. In the hospital he succumbs to his injuries. Vandhana is desperate. She is already pregnant by Arun, but her marriage is not recognized. Because of the illegitimate child, she is threatened with exclusion from society.

Vandhana doesn't let herself get down and is determined to fulfill Arun's last wish: The common child should also become an Air Force pilot.

When Vandhana gives birth, she secretly takes her son to an orphanage, only to be adopted the next day. But the next day the baby is already gone: a good-natured man, Ram Prasad Saxena, adopted the child because his wife had already had three miscarriages. Still, Saxena allows Vandhana to live in his house as a nanny so that she can be close to her son Suraj.

A few years later ... When Saxena's brother-in-law comes to visit, he keeps an eye on the pretty Vandhana. After waiting for the right moment, he tries to rape Vandhana. Little Suraj comes to help Vandhana and kills his uncle Shyam in the process. In order not to burden Suraj unnecessarily, she takes all the blame and is sued to 14 years imprisonment.

After just 12 years, Vandhana was dismissed for good conduct. The jailer warmly welcomes her into his home and makes her his daughter Renu's surrogate mother. Vandhana soon learns of Renu's lover: It is the Air Force pilot Suraj, Vandhana's son. First she wants to cover up her relationship with her son so that Suraj is not excluded from society. However, Suraj's old pictures fall into his parents' hands and is happy to finally know the whole truth. Vandhana is even allowed to present her son with a medal of honor, fulfilling Arun's last wish.

music

Song title Singer
Roop Tera Mastana Kishore Kumar
Baaghon My Bahaar Shark Mohammad Rafi , Lata Mangeshkar
Chanda Hai Tu Lata Mangeshkar
Mere Sapnon Ki Rani Kishore Kumar
Gunguna Rahe Mohammad Rafi , Asha Bhosle
Kora Kagaz Tha Kishore Kumar , Lata Mangeshkar
Saphal Hogi Teri SD Burman

Awards

Filmfare Award 1970

Nominations:

criticism

Equipped in this way with immortal music, with three Filmfare awards in the bag (best film, Tagore, Kumar) and an overwhelming box office result in the bag, "Aradhana" has secured a place in Bollywood history. A classic that still moves you to tears today and from which 08/15 romances can still learn a lot. (from molodezhnaja.ch)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ== ( Memento from February 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://molodezhnaja.ch/india_a.htm#aradhana