Rajesh Khanna and Kishore Kumar would go on to electrify countless people in a way few have, before or since. It’s hard to believe Shakti Samanta’s Aradhana (initially named Subah Pyar Ki from a song of the director’s An Evening in Paris) turns 50 today — the censor certificate was issued on September 27, 1969, though the film, as per Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal, authors of SD Burman: The Prince-Musician, was to have a pan-India release on October 24, 1969. In both, Rajesh Khanna flies high as the nation’s new heart-throb. Lata has a solo lullaby and SD Burman sings the theme song. But with Aradhana, maverick Kishore is catapulted from the B Team of male playback singers to the captain of the A Team.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2019 22:51 UTC