Arzoo (1965 film)

Arzoo
Film poster
Directed by	Ramanand Sagar
Produced by	Ramanand Sagar
Starring	Sadhana Rajendra Kumar Feroz Khan
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Distributed by	Sagar Art Cooperation
Release date(s)	1965
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Arzoo (Hindi: आरज़ू, Urdu: آرزو, translation: wish) is a 1965 Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar. It stars Sadhana, Rajendra Kumar, and Feroz Khan in the lead roles. It was a success at the box office.^[1] Arzoo is the story of a love that triumphed over life and fate.

Synopsis

Gopal (Rajendra Kumar) is a skiing champion. He meets Usha (Sadhana) on his holidays at Jammu and Kashmir. Then they both fall in love. One day, Usha tells Gopal that she does not like the disabled. 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. 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 dead.

Gopal's best friend, Ramesh (Feroz Khan), wants to marry Usha. After saying "no" several times, at Usha's parent's accepts on her behalf and Usha dutifully agrees to the marriage as well. But on the day of her wedding, something happens and Usha finds out that Gopal is in fact alive. Then this situation forms the climax of the movie.

Filmfare Nominations

• Rajendra Kumar for Best Actor
• Ramanand Sagar for Best Director
• Ramanand Sagar for Best Story
• Shankar Jaikishan for Best Music
• Hasrat Jaipuri for Best Lyricist for the song "Aji Rooth Kar Kahan."^[2]

References

1. ^ BoxOffice India.com
2. ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953

External links

• Arzoo at the Internet Movie Database