Aarti (film)

Aarti Hindi 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 Prafulla Desai, a play written by Prafulla Desai.

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 ninthbest Indian film of the year, and gave it three additional competitive awards. Nominations are listed below.The soundtrack of the film containssongs. The music is composed by Roshan, with lyrics authored by Majrooh Sultanpuri ........

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