Aina (1977 film)

Aina
Aina
Directed by	Nazar-ul-Islam
Written by	Bashir Niaz
Produced by	Rauf Ahmed Shamsi
Starring	Shabnam; Nadeem; Rehan; Bahar Begum; Nimmo; Shahzeb (child actor); Qavi Khan (guest actor);
Cinematography	Afzal Chaudhry
Edited by	Irshad Durrani
Music by	Robin Ghosh
Release date	18 March 1977;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Aina, (Urdu: آئینہ) also known as The Mirror, is a 1977^[1] 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.^[2] It became the longest-running Pakistani film at the cinemas.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.

^ Aina: Pakistan’s Greatest Blockbuster Movie : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 December 2018
^ "Aina: the 'greatest' of them all". The News International (newspaper). 24 March 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference pakmag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Peter Cowie (1985). International Film Guide. Tantivy Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780900730245. Until recently it was Pakistani filmmakers who were plagiarising Indian hits but as videos of Pakistani films began creeping into India, producers from Bombay and Madras too jumped on the bandwagon and made copies of Maula Jatt as Jinney Na Doon Ga and Aina as Pyar Jhukta Nahi, ironically the latter was a hotch potch of three Indian films.

[1] Aina: Pakistan’s Greatest Blockbuster Movie : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 December 2018

[2] "Aina: the 'greatest' of them all". The News International (newspaper). 24 March 2017.

[pakmag-3] Cite error: The named reference pakmag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Cowie1985-4] Peter Cowie (1985). International Film Guide. Tantivy Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780900730245. Until recently it was Pakistani filmmakers who were plagiarising Indian hits but as videos of Pakistani films began creeping into India, producers from Bombay and Madras too jumped on the bandwagon and made copies of Maula Jatt as Jinney Na Doon Ga and Aina as Pyar Jhukta Nahi, ironically the latter was a hotch potch of three Indian films.

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