Aradhana
film by Samanta [1969]
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…’70s with films such as Aradhana (1969), Anand (1971), and Kati Patang (1971; “The Severed Kite”) and set the template for the modern Bollywood icon. The baton was passed in the ’70s to Amitabh Bachchan, whose epochal career redefined the film industry in several ways, including popularizing a new kind…
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