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Director:
Writers:
Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)
Sachin Bhowmick (story)
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Release Date:
27 September 1969 (India) more
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Plot:
Dashing pilot Arun romances Vandana Tripathi, and both in love with each other, become very intimate... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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 (From RealBollywood. 26 September 2009, 2:09 AM, PDT)

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 (From RealBollywood. 12 June 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sharmila Tagore ... Vandhana Tripathi
Rajesh Khanna ... Arun / Suraj Prasad Saxena
Sujit Kumar ... Madan Verma
Pahadi Sanyal ... Gopal Tripathi (as Pahari Sanyal)
Anita Dutt ... Mrs. Prasad Saxena (Woman in the silhouette)
Abhi Bhattacharya ... Ram Prasad Saxena (Man in the silhouette)
Madan Puri ... Prison Warden
Asit Sen ... Sitaram
Manmohan ... Shyam
Farida Jalal ... Renu

Subhash Ghai ... Prakash
Master Shahid
Dulari ... Lady Doctor
Sadhana Patel
Birbal
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Additional Details

Runtime:
169 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Shakti Samanta was shooting the song Mere Sapno Ki Rani, he couldn't get combined dates from Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Sharmila Tagore couldn't make it to Darjeeling and so only Rajesh Khanna's portions were shot, showing him driving the jeep across the hills. Sharmila Tagore's footage was separately shot in Mumbai where a train set was erected in a studio. The two footages were later edited together to appear as if in the same frame. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Dil Daulat Duniya (1972) more
Soundtrack:
Kora Kaagaz Thha Yeh Man Mera more

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Entry of the Super star, 15 June 2008
10/10
Author: alokc from India

Aradhana introduces to Indian cinema a great talent Rajesh Khanna. Though this was not his first movie, but this movie brought him acclaim,recognition and Super Star status. The movie has him in a double role where he succeeds in showing different characters. Sharmila Tagore shines in the movie and acts well.The music of Sachin Dev Burman is immortal and all songs were super hit. Kishore Kumar's voice fits Rajesh Khanna's screen image as if either Rajesh Khanna is singing the songs or if Kishore Kumar has become Rajesh Khanna. One voice Two souls. The movie's story is very touchy and is a tear jerker. However, Rajesh Khanna steals the show with good performances by Ashok Kumar, Asit Sen, Sujit Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Farida Jalal among others. This Shakti Samanta movie is a must see.

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