Rajesh Khanna's Aradhana film had a Sikkim's vehicle number plate

 

Aradhana Hindi film gave to the world a new star in Rajesh Khanna. The beauty of Darjeeling mesmerized the cine watchers. Amidst all this, my fantasy lay in a Numer Plate used in the vehicle that Rajesh Khanna drives in most of the shot. The number plate read - SKM 701. Oh My God, that's Sikkim's Number Plate !!

When I first shared this fantastic coincidence on my Facebook page, Kazeeman Chhetri, one of the readers commented -  this Willy jeep was owned by the late Krishna Chandra Pradhan of Development Area, Gangtok. He further wrote, during his school days during the 1970s, this vehicle used to be parked near his residence.