Aradhana
Barcode: 58944832
Call Number: V-HIN 050
Material Type: Video -DVD
Time: 158 min.
System Requirements: NTSC, Region 1
DVD Region: Region 1
Language: Hindi
Creator: Directed by Shakti Samanta
Description: Tells the story of a simple girl who dedicates her life to rearing her son in the very image of his father, a true embodiment of the courage and valour of an Indian Air Force pilot. On completion of her studies, Vandana, the daughter of a doctor, returns to her hometown. Arun, a smart and bold air force pilot, comes into her life. Intimacy blossoms into love and they marry secretly in a temple, the priest the solitary soul to witness the union. Vandana finds herself bearing Arun's child. Arun hastents to get to his near and dear ones to celebrate the marriage socially. However, he gets involved in an air crash and dies in an Army hospital, Vandana by his side till the end. Now the real aradhana begins, the vicissitudes of life toss her hither and thither, but at no stage does she falter from her aim, to bring up the child to become an air force pilot, the eternal wish of her late husband. The path of her young life is strewn with petals of roses and thorns, smiles and tears.
Collection: Language Resource Center