Aina (1977 film)
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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]
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Directed by | Nazar-ul-Islam |
Written by | Bashir Niaz |
Produced by | Rauf Ahmed Shamsi |
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Cinematography | Afzal Chaudhry |
Edited by | Irshad Durrani |
Music by | Robin Ghosh |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
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.