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Aina (1977 film)
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 the annual Nigar Awards, the film received 12 awards, including, best film, best director, best actor, best actress, and 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. PlotAina is a love story of two hearts and two souls but from two different social classes, one being the daughter of a business tycoon, i.e., Rita (Shabnam), and one being a realistic, self-confident, and a little bit arrogant poor young man, Iqbal (Nadeem). Rita is a leisure girl, whereas Nadeem works as a hotel receptionist, and they both fall in love. The entire movie is about how a rich girl and a poor man fell in love and the struggles that came after their marriage. Cast
SoundtrackThe film was a musical success as well and has trademark song visualizations from director Nazar-ul-Islam. The music was composed by Robin Ghosh, and the playback singers were Mehdi Hassan, Mehnaz, Alamgir, Nayyara Noor, and Akhlaq Ahmed. The theme song is "Mujhe dil se na bhulana", sung in a happy or sad mood and another song version sung by the child star at the climax of the movie. And the lyrics were written by Tasleem Fazli.[3]
Release and receptionAina was released on 18 March 1977 in Pakistani cinemas. In Karachi, it was released in two main cinemas, Bambino and Scala. Aina is Pakistan's only Urdu film to have a crown jubilee (a mega-hit film) with a total running period of 401 weeks on all cinemas and 48 weeks on the main cinema in Karachi. The film had broken all the previous box office records, and no Pakistani film has touched that record again till date. Mushtaq Gazdar, a well-known film critic, in his book 'Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1997', Oxford University Press, 1997, said:
This movie was so popular that it was shown in Karachi Cinemas for almost 8 consecutive years (401 consecutive weeks). The film ran to packed crowds in theatres across China as well. In the 1990s, it was telecast on Bangladesh Television. In 2002, the film topped the users' poll of "Top ten Pakistani films" conducted by the British Film Institute.[5] The film was also ranked among the critics' polls of the institute.[6] AwardsOne of its songs "Mujhay dil se na bhulana...", sung by Mehdi Hassan, won the Nigar Award for the best song of the year 1977. In total, the film won 12 awards:
Remakes and possible sequelThe 1998 Pakistani film Nikah, directed by Sangeeta, was loosely based on Aina. Another remake was made in 2013 with the same name, which starred Faisal Qureshi, Saba Qamar, directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and produced by A & B Entertainment. In April 2017, director Syed Noor announced a sequel to the film, tentatively known as Aina 2. Noor told The Express Tribune, "Of course, Aina 2 will further the story told in Aina with the original star cast members as well as some new faces. Also, we’re planning on filming it in Canada this time."[8] References
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