Aina (film)

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Aina
Directed by	Nazrul Islam
Produced by	A.R. Shamsi
Written by	Bashir Niaz
Starring	Shabnam Nadeem
Music by	Robin Ghosh
Release date(s)	1974
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu
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Aina, (Urdu: آئینہ) also known as The Mirror, is a 1974 Pakistani film directed by Nazrul Islam. Singers are Nayyara Noor, Mehnaz and Alamgir. The film starred Shabnam and Nadeem in the lead roles and holds the distinction for being the longest running Pakistani film on record. This film was also copied by an Indian director Deepak Sareen.

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Aina is the love story between a rich woman and a poor but proud man. The man's economic problems leads to many situations in his love.

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"In Aina Nazrul infused a romantic note through the songs using the elements of nature as tools to enhance their impact. His use of open spaces to create the mood of the scenes in contrast with the normal lip-sync presentation of songs greatly appealed to the audience" (Mushtaq Gazdar, Pakistan Cinema 1947-1997, OUP, 1997)The film was a musical success as well and has trademark song visualizations from director Nazrul Islam.

This movie was so popular that it was shown in a Karachi Cinema for almost 8 consecutive years (400 consecutive weeks). The film ran to packed crowds in theaters across China as well. One of its songs ujhay dil se na bhulaana’ won Nigar Award for the best song of the year 1977. In total it won 12 awards these are listen below.