Aarti (film)

Aarti (Hindi: आरती) is a 1962 Indian Bollywood film directed by Phani Majumdar and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. The film stars Meena Kumari in the title role of Aarti, with Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and Shashikala appearing in pivotal roles. The film is based on Sanskar Lakshmi, a play written by Prafulla Desai.[2]

Aarti
Poster
Directed byPhani Majumdar
Produced byTarachand Barjatya
Written byVishwamitter Adil
Prafulla Desai
S. Kumar
StarringAshok Kumar
Meena Kumari
Pradeep Kumar
Shashikala
Music byRoshan
Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics)
CinematographyPandurang Naik
Edited byG.G. Mayekar
Distributed byRajshri Productions
Release date
  • 10 August 1962 (1962-08-10)
Running time
156 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹75 lakh (equivalent to ₹52 crore or US$7.2 million in 2019)[1]

Plot

An unemployed young man named Deepak (Pradeep Kumar) saves Aarti Gupta (Meena Kumari), a hardworking and dedicated doctor, from drowning, and the two eventually fall in love with each other, although her parent have already engaged her to marry Dr. Prakash (Ashok Kumar). Although Aarti's father firmly disapproves of this relationship, Deepak and Aarti marry. She moves in with him and his family, which includes his father (Jagirdar), elder brother, Niranjan (Ramesh Deo), sister-in-law, Jaswanti (Shashikala) and their three children. Prakash (Aarti's former fiancé) happens to be a friend of this family, as also of Aarti's natal family, and he keeps up his visits to both families. This brings a discord in Aarti's marital life, so much so that Deepak asks her to leave, and she returns to her father's house. This is followed by Deepak having a serious accident, when Prakash is the only surgeon who can operate on him. He agrees to operate on him only if Aarti promises to come back to him and forget her husband.

Cast

Awards

Aarti received two nominations at the 1963 annual Filmfare Awards, and won one award. Shashikala won her first Filmfare Award. It was the year when Meena Kumari made a record by having all the three nominations for Best Actress to her credit. She eventually won for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. The Bengal Film Journalists' Association acknowledged Aarti as the ninth-best Indian film of the year, and gave it three additional competitive awards.[3] Nominations are listed below.

Music
Aarti
Studio album by
Roshan
Released
1962 (India)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Label
ProducerRoshan
Roshan chronology
Soorat Aur Seerat
(1962)		 Aarti
(1962)		 Dil Hi To Hai
(1963)

The music for this film is composed by Roshan, with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bane Ho Ek Khaak Se"Lata Mangeshkar4:32
2."Kabhi To Milegi, Kahin To Milegi"Lata Mangeshkar3:56
3."Ab Kya Misaal Doon Main Tumhare Shabaab Ki"Mohammed Rafi3:53
4."Aapne Yaad Dilaaya To Mujhe Yaad Aaya"Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi3:29
5."Baar Baar Tohe Kya Samjhaaye Paayal Ki Jhankaar"Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi6:45
6."Na Bhanwara Na Koi Gul"Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi2:11
7."Woh Teer Dil Pe Chala"Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi5:12
Total length:29:59

References
  1. "Box Office 1962". Box Office India.com website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Vijayakumar, B. (12 April 2015). "Manaswini - 1968". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. "1963 awards". BFJA website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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