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{{short description|1969 Indian romantic drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aradhana
| image = Aradhana film.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| producer = Shakti Samanta
| writer = Sachin Bhowmick
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sharmila Tagore]] [[Rajesh Khanna]] [[Sujit Kumar]] [[Farida Jalal]] [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] [[Ashok Kumar]]
| narrator =
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = Alok Dasgupta
| editing = Sahil Budhiraja
| studio =
| distributor = Shakti Films
| released = {{Film date|1969|11|07|df=yes}}
| runtime = 169 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = 7 Crore <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100102012439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ== website]</ref>

}}

'''''Aradhana''''' ({{translation| ''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 gave one of the best performances of her career and won [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/19slide2.htm |title=rediff.com: Dial D for Darjeeling |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=14 January 2012 |archive-date=13 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813174011/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/19slide2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally released in Hindi<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Aradhana|year=1969|time=0:19}}</ref> and dubbed in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], ''Aradhana''{{'}}s huge success led to two remakes: the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Sivagamiyin Selvan]]'' (1974) and the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] ''Kannavari Kalalu'' (1974).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980222/mirror2.html|title=Why not in Tamil?|date=22 February 1998|website=Sunday Times|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422070222/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980222/mirror2.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 December 2014|title=Birthday Special: Remembering Rajesh Khanna's top five films|url=http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-remembering-rajesh-khannas-top-five-films-1419847963|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142736/http://post.jagran.com/birthday-special-remembering-rajesh-khannas-top-five-films-1419847963|archive-date=1 October 2018|access-date=2018-10-01|website=[[Jagran Post]]}}</ref>

The film turned Khanna into an overnight sensation and is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of [[Rajesh Khanna]] between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Marayada]]'' and ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html|title=Eight lesser known facts about Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary|date=18 July 2015|work=The Hindustan Times|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829000244/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/eight-lesser-known-facts-about-rajesh-khanna-on-his-death-anniversary/story-eMKmVMlFkKlbSLqAFAf7qI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was a blockbuster in [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union]] as well as the [[List of Hindi films of 1969|highest-grossing film of the year]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/apr/12/12464/remembering-master-screenwriter-sachin-bhowmick-ndash-death-anniversary-special |title=Remembering master screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick – Death anniversary special |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124749/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/apr/12/12464/remembering-master-screenwriter-sachin-bhowmick-ndash-death-anniversary-special |url-status=live }}</ref> The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film ''[[To Each His Own (1946 film)|To Each His Own]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Plot ==
[[Indian Air Force]] officer Arun Varma sings "[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]" in an open jeep winding along [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]]'s hills with his co-pilot Madan. At the same time, Vandana, the daughter of Dr Gopal Tripathi casts glances from a train window, which Arun notices. Upon multiple meetings over a few days, they fall in love and get engaged. Excitedly, they secretly wed in a temple without rituals, only exchanging garlands, with God as the only witness, however they plan to get married in a formal ceremony in front of their relatives and friends. As it rains heavily, they take refuge in a shelter with a flickering fire, leading to them becoming intimate. Arun tells her not to be ashamed of their intimacy as they have accepted each other in every way in front of god. He promises to be back in some time to get married.

Within days, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana discovers that she is pregnant. Arun's family is unable to accept her as a daughter-in-law. Her father also dies, leaving her destitute. Vandana's son is born and named Suraj. She puts him up for adoption hoping to adopt him the next day legally but she is forced to let a childless couple adopt him. Determined to be a part of his life, she accepts the role of being his nanny. One day, her employer's brother-in-law, finding her alone in the house, attempts to molest her but Suraj rescues her by stabbing him to death and runs away. When the police arrive, Vandana takes the blame for the murder and is arrested.

Years later when Vandana is released, the jailor takes her to his home and introduces her to his daughter Renu. Vandana soon meets Renu's love, Suraj. He is the image of his father and a pilot too. He has the sensation of having seen Vandana before but his memories are fleeting. Anxious that the true story of his parents may cause him pain, Vandana tries to hide away.

Suraj is injured in an air crash like his father but survives. While he is recuperating in the hospital, Vandana meets Madan. He knows the truth of Arun and Vandana's romance and is anxious to tell Suraj all but Vandana fears the consequences. One day idly looking through papers in the room while waiting for Vandana, Suraj finds Arun's photo. A sudden realisation that Arun and Vandana are his true parents becomes clear. He recognizes his mother's sacrifices and celebrates her strength and courage.

== Cast ==
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Vandana “Veenu” Verma / Vandana Tripathi (Arun's Widow)
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Flight Lieutenant Arun Verma / Suraj Kumar Verma (Double Role)
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Flight Lieutenant Madan Verma later Air Commodore
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Air Commodore Ganguly (Retd)
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Gopal Tripathi
* [[Anita Guha]] as Mrs. Prasad Saxena
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Ram Prasad Saxena
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] - Shyam
* [[Madan Puri]] as the Jailor
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Tikaram
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Renu Verma (Suraj's Wife)
* [[Subhash Ghai]] as Flight Lieutenant Prakash (Suraj's colleague and friend)
*Krishna Kant as Mr. Verma (Arun's Father)

== Production ==
The film was scripted by [[Sachin Bhowmick]]. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film ''[[To Each His Own (1946 film)|To Each His Own]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref> A day prior to the shooting of ''Aradhana'', producer Surinder Kapoor showed Samanta his latest film, ''[[Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati]]'' with [[Shashi Kapoor]] as the lead, which was also written by Sachin Bhowmick. Much to his surprise, this film had a similar ending to his own film. The following day, Samanta decided to scrap his film, when writers [[Gulshan Nanda]] and Madhusudan Kalelkar visited his office. Upon hearing the issue, it was Gulshan Nanda who suggested to have a double role of father and son in the film. Originally, the first hero was to die by the interval and a new hero was to step in.<ref>{{cite web |title=Originally, Aradhana and Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati had the same climax |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same evening, while ''Aradhana'' was being cancelled, Nanda recited a story of ''[[Kati Patang]]'' to Samanta, which he instantly liked, so for the next couple of hours they first rewrote the second half of ''Aradhana'', and subsequently went on to discuss ''Kati Patang''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two of his finest films were created in one evening |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |date=26 June 2012 |publisher=Rediff Movies |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010058/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-shakti-samanta-the-director-with-a-keen-ear-for-music/20120626.htm#4 |url-status=live }}</ref> The "Roop Tera Mastana" song sequence, which lasted more than three minutes and 30 seconds, was filmed in a single take.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|title=SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it's not Bollywood's first|work=Business Insider|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019130933/http://www.businessinsider.in/SRK-Kajol-to-shoot-one-take-song-in-Dilwale-but-its-not-Bollywoods-first/articleshow/48654893.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sharmila Tagore believes this was done due to time constraints.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|title='Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript|work=NDTV.com|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527204753/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|url-status=live}}</ref> Shakti Samanta reminisces in an interview that he suggested to Rajesh Khanna that he mimic [[Dev Anand]] in his second role as a son. He did and it clicked.<ref name="Shakti_Samanta">{{ YouTube |title= Shakti Samanta speaks about his film 'Amar-Prem' |id=xHnm7wgAHhw|time=5m55s}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aradhana
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to ''Aradhana''
| artist = [[S. D. Burman]], [[Kishore Kumar]] & [[R. D. Burman]]
| cover = Aradhana songs.jpeg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Original LP Cover
| released = 1969
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| label = [[EMI Records]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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}}

The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]]. Sachin Dev Burman had written the music for the songs of ''Aradhana''. Rahul Dev Burman was the Assistant Music Director in this film. His main work was on arrangement, background score and improvising some tunes for the singer and helping his father in the process. All the tunes were composed by Sachin Dev Burman. Sachin Dev Burman himself was instrumental in putting up [[Kishore Kumar]] for the rising star [[Rajesh Khanna]].<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/28/stories/2002102800830200.htm | title = Song of the rebel | author = Prakash Parayath | date = 28 October 2002 | access-date = 13 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215613/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/28/stories/2002102800830200.htm | archive-date = 29 October 2013 | newspaper = [[The Hindu]] | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was the third best-selling [[Hindi film music|Hindi film album]] of the 1960s, behind ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' and ''[[Mere Mehboob]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Hits 1960–1969|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=281&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081535/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=281&catName=MTk2MC0xOTY5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|access-date=2 September 2013|website=Box Office India}}</ref>

In "Roop Tera Mastana", [[Kersi Lord]] played the [[accordion]], [[Homi Mullan]] played the [[Duggi (drum)|duggi]], [[Manohari Singh]] played the [[saxophone]] and Buji Lord played the [[vibraphone]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview – HQ Chowdhury, Speaking to Shakti Samanta, Dhaka film festival 2001|url=http://www.youtube.com|publisher=Moti Lalwani|access-date=17 January 2017|archive-date=28 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428014715/http://www.youtube.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm|title=The Aradhana syndrome and S D Burman|date=31 October 2000|work=Rediff|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005192311/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/the-unforgettable-music-rajesh-khanna-kishore-kumar-and-rd-burman-created-together-245250|title=NDTV Movies: Bollywood News – Celebrity News – Celebrity Gossip – Latest Bollywood Stories|website=movies.ndtv.com|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134404/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/the-unforgettable-music-rajesh-khanna-kishore-kumar-and-rd-burman-created-together-245250|archive-date=24 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This track was also reused in Tamil Remix Version as "Jean Pants" sung by [[K.S. Chithra]] and Stylebhai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roop Tera Mastana (Tamil Version)|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/jeans-pant/CQsfAkVeZgs|website=JioSaavn|date=12 March 1997 |access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = [[Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]
| length1 = 5:00
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| title3 = Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera
| length3 = 5:38
| extra3 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title6 = Gun Guna Rahe Hai Bhanvare
| length6 =3:53
| extra6 = [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title2 = Roop Tera Mastana
| length2 = 3:45
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| title5 = Saphal Hogi Teri Aradhana
| length5 = 5:45
| extra5 = [[S. D. Burman]]
| title4 = Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu
| length4 = 4:02
| extra4 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title7 = Baghon Mein Bahar Hai
| length7 = 3:52
| extra7 = [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]

| total_length = 31:55
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Bengali track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_writing =
| total_length = 26:57

| title1 = Mor Shopneri Shathi
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length1 = 4:50
| title4 = Aj Hridoye Bhalobeshe
| extra4 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length4 = 5:56
| title3 = Gunjone Dole Je Bhromor
| extra3 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length3 = 4:34
| title2 = Eto Kache Dujone
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length2 = 4:08
| title5 = Chondro Je Tui
| extra5 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = Madhobi Futeche Oi
| extra6 = [[Rahul Dev Burman]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length6 = 3:59
}}

== Awards ==
; [[17th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners -1969|work=The Times Of India|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709172616/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|archive-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
'''Won'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Shakti Samanta]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Sharmila Tagore]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Kishore Kumar]] for "Roop Tera Mastana"

'''Nominated'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Shakti Samanta
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Rajesh Khanna]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Farida Jalal]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[S. D. Burman]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Mere Sapno Ki Rani"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Sachin Bhowmick]]

; [[17th National Film Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172021/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Won'''

* [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[S. D. Burman]] for "Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana"

== Box office ==
''Aradhana'' estimated worldwide gross: {{INR|{{#expr:70+108.5}} million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{#expr:9.33+14.29}} million|long=no}}). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:5.9+5.47}} billion}} in 2017, or {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|11.37|2017|r=2}}|b}} in {{Inflation/year|IN}}.

*India: {{INR|70 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|70|IND|year=1969}} million|long=no}}) in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|title=Box Office 1969|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065501/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ==|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|70|1969|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000 round 2}} billion}} in 2017.{{#tag:ref|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times
* ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''{{'}}s domestic nett of {{INR|128.45 million}} in 1993 is equivalent to {{INR|2,745,845,840}} in 2017.<ref name="inflation93">{{cite web|title=Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
|group=n|name=Inflation93}}

*[[Soviet Union]]: 11.85 million [[Soviet rouble|Rbls]]{{efn|47.4 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=https://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|date=3 August 2008|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609183351/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|url-status=live}}</ref> average ticket price of 25 [[kopeck]]s<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510014311/https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 |date=10 May 2018 }}, [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>}} ($14.29 million,{{efn|0.829 [[Soviet rouble|Rbl]] per US dollar in 1972<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1992|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717030948/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{INR}}108.5 million){{efn|name=RupeeUSD72|7.5945 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1972.<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512095429/http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|url-status=live}}</ref>}} in 1972.<ref name="soviet"/> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|14.29|1972|2017}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|14.29|1972|2017}}*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=2017}})/1000 round 2}} billion}}) in 2017.

In terms of estimated [[List of films by box office admissions|box office footfalls]], it sold {{nowrap|42 million}} ticket sales in India{{Efn|See {{Section link|List of highest-grossing films in India|Highest-grossing films by year}}|name=DomesticFootfalls}} and {{nowrap|47.4 million}} [[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union|tickets in the Soviet Union]],<ref name="soviet"/> for a combined {{nowrap|{{#expr:42+47.4}} million}} tickets sold worldwide.

== Impact ==
''Aradhana'' had a large impact on Indians in general. It inspired many to take up films as a vocation, one of them being the popular Indian actor [[Tom Alter]], who confessed in an interview that he headed to [[Film and Television Institute of India]] after being impressed watching Rajesh Khanna in ''Aradhana'' in 1970.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=23 August 2016|title=Guftagoo with Tom Alter|language=hi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYCeKUKxt-U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lYCeKUKxt-U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha TV]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|work=The Hindu|title=I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna|date=12 July 2009|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810033952/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/lsquoI-still-dream-of-being-Rajesh-Khannarsquo/article15941561.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|title=Chandigarh Stories|publisher=Tribune India|date=31 July 2003|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708194233/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030731/cth1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|0065416|Aradhana}}
* [http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/31burman.htm The Aradhna Syndrome]

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[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:1969 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1969 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian aviation films]]
[[Category:1969 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shakti Samanta]]
[[Category:Films set in Darjeeling]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force in films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sachin Bhowmick]]
[[Category:Bengali remakes of English films]]

Aradhana 1969 film - Revision history

RosemaryBrifman at 03:52, 4 March 2026