Aina (1977 film)

Aina, (Urdu: آئینہ) also known as The Mirror, is a 1977 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Nazar-ul-Islam and starring Nadeem and Shabnam. Singers are Mehdi Hassan, Mehnaz, Nayyara Noor and Alamgir. The film was a major box-office success primarily due to its music which was composed by Robin Ghosh. It became the longest-running Pakistani film at the cinemas. The movie is based on the 1973 Hindi movie Aa Gale Lag Jaa and went on to be remade in Hindi in 1985 as Pyar Jhukta Nahin.

Aina
Directed byNazar-ul-Islam
Written byBashir Niaz
Produced byRauf Ahmed Shamsi
Starring
  • Shabnam
  • Nadeem
  • Rehan
  • Bahar Begum
  • Nimmo
  • Shahzeb (child actor)
  • Qavi Khan (guest actor)
CinematographyAfzal Chaudhry
Edited byIrshad Durrani
Music byRobin Ghosh
Release date
  • 18 March 1977 (1977-03-18)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

At annual Nigar Awards, the film received 12 awards including, best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actress and best playback singer. It topped the British Film Institute's users' poll of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times" in 2002.

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