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{{Infobox film
| name = Arzoo
| image = Arzoo 1965 film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| producer = Ramanand Sagar
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]<br />[[Rajendra Kumar]]<br />[[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]]<br />[[Nazir Hussain]]
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cinematography = G. Singh
| editing = Lachhmandass
| distributor = Sagar Art Cooperation
| released = 15 January 1965
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Arzoo''''' ({{translation|Wish}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1965|1965]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Ramanand Sagar]]. It stars [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]], [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] in the lead roles. The movie was one of the blockbuster movie of 1965 and it was 4th grossing movie of that year .<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Arzoo'' is the story of a love that triumphed over life and fate. The theme of "hating the disabled" was also tried in Rajshri films' ''Ek Baar Kaho'', starring Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi.

== Synopsis ==

Gopal ([[Rajendra Kumar]]) is a [[skiing]] champion. He meets Usha ([[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]) on his holidays at [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] with the fake name Sarju. Then they both fall in love. One day, Usha tells Gopal that she does not like the [[disabled]]. According to her instead of living a life of disabled, it is better to die.
After spending his holidays in [[Kashmir]] and promising Usha that he will marry her, he heads back to Delhi, where his parents and a sister, Sarla, live. Along the way, he loses his a leg in a car accident.
Gopal becomes worried. Since he remembers the words of Usha, he tries to avoid her to go away from her life.
He thinks Usha will not accept him as he is now disabled. Then he goes back to Delhi and he does not tell anything about Usha. In the meantime, Usha tries a lot to find him, but after having no sign of him, she begins to think that Gopal is in some trouble and hence unable to contact her.

Gopal's best friend, Ramesh ([[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]]), unknowing about his friend's love story, wants to marry Usha. After saying "no" several times, at Usha's father accepts on her behalf and Usha dutifully agrees to the marriage as well. But on the day of her wedding, one miracle happens in the form of Kashmir Houseboat owner Mamdhu ([[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]) and initially Ramesh and then Usha finds out that Gopal and Sarju are not two persons, but one. Then this situation forms the climax of the movie.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character !! Actor/Actress(s)
|-
| Gopal / Sarju || [[Rajendra Kumar]]
|-
| Usha || [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]
|-
| Ramesh || [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]]
|-
| Mamdhu Mumtazali || [[Mehmood Ali]]
|-
| Sarla || [[Nazima]]
|-
| Diwan Kishan Kishore || [[Nazir Hussain]]
|-
| Gopal's Mom || [[Achala Sachdev]]
|-
| Doctor || [[Nana Palsikar]]
|-
| Ramesh's Dad || Brahm Bhardwaj
|-
| Munshi Ashadaulal || [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]]
|-
| Major Kapoor || [[Hari Shivdasani]]
|-
| Sabhi || [[Malika Askari|Malika]]
|-
| Ramesh's Servant || [[Jankidas Mehra]]
|}

==Soundtrack==
The music is composed by [[Shankar Jaikishan]] and lyrics penned by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| "Jab Ishq Kahin Ho Jaata Hai"
| [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mubarak Begum]]
|-
| "Bedardi Baalma Tujhko"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Aji Rooth Kar Ab Kahan Jaaiyega"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| "Aji Humse Bachkar Kahan Jaaiyega"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Ae Phoolon Ki Rani"
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
| "Ae Nargis-e-Mastana"
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
| "Chhalke Teri Ankhon Se"
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
|}

== Filmfare nominations ==

*[[Rajendra Kumar]] for Best Actor
*[[Ramanand Sagar]] for Best Director
*[[Ramanand Sagar]] for Best Story
*[[Hasrat Jaipuri]] for Best Lyricist for the song "Aji Rooth Kar Ab Kahan Jaiyega".<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953]</ref>
*[[Shankar–Jaikishan|Shankar - Jaikishan]] for Best Music Director

This movie has a similar theme as the French film [[
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0058921|Arzoo}}

{{Sagar Arts}}

[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ramanand Sagar]]
[[Category:Films set in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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