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Aandhi (Hindi: आंधी, translation: Storm) is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by the politician Tarkeshwari Sinha and Indira Gandhi. The story is based on a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election campaign. The movie is noted for its songs composed by Rahul Dev Burman, written by Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.
Suchitra Sen, the noted actress from Bengali cinema, who also worked in a few Hindi films, played the lead role of Aarti Devi after actress Vyjayanthimala refused the film as she had reservations about enacting the role.
The movie was not allowed a full release when Mrs. Gandhi was in power. The film was banned during the national emergency of 1975 a few months after its release. The ban immediately made the film a national topic. After her defeat in the 1977 national elections, the ruling Janata Party cleared it and had it premiered on the state-run television channel. It proved to be an important film in the career of Sen, and also her last Hindi film, as she retired from films altogether in 1978. At the 23rd Filmfare Awards, she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award, while Sanjeev Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The film itself won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie.
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
'cause it is more than a flame of the night
will you be there when the sun is goin' down for good
will you take care that it's alright
My friends and I were in a party mood
'cause we were sick of all that solitude
I saw you first down in your favourite club
bought you a drink and showed you what I've got
and you loved me till I cried
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
'cause it is more than a flame of the night
will you be there when the sun is going down for good
will you take care that it's alright
I'm so afraid that you will leave again
my soul was searching for a suchlike man
a one-night-stand was what I had in mind
now my emotions give me difference signs
will you hold me when I cry
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
'cause it is more than a flame of the night
will you be there when the sun is going down for good
will you take care that it's alright
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
will you be there when the fire turns ardour
(more than a flame of the night)
Will you be there when the fire turn ardour
('cause it is more than a flame of the night) baby
will you be there when the sun is going down for good
will you take care that it's alright
Will you be there when the fire turns ardour
'cause it is more than a flame of the night
will you be there when the sun is going down for good
will you take care that... will you take care that