Aaina (1993 film)
Aaina (transl. Mirror) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Deepak Sareen, produced by Yash Chopra and his wife Pamela Chopra. It stars Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla in lead roles, with Deepak Tijori in a supporting role. The film was a blockbuster hit and solidified Chawla's career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Singh's performance in a negative role was highly appreciated and is regarded as one of her career-best performances.[2][3] The film was remade in Telugu as Aayanaki Iddaru (1995), in Tamil as Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997) and in Kannada as Yare Nee Abhimani (2000).
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| Directed by | Deepak Sareen |
| Written by | Honey Irani Shanker Iyer Rahi Masoom Reza |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra Pamela Chopra |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Amrita Singh Juhi Chawla |
| Cinematography | Romesh Bhalla Nazir Khan |
| Edited by | Keshav Naidu |
| Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Rajnesh Mathur, a wealthy businessman has two daughters. Roma, the elder one is very competitive and has always been spoiled. Beautiful and shy, Reema is quite reserved and usually lets Roma take the spotlight. Both grow up to be entirely different, and fall in love with Ravi Saxena. Always the centre of attention, Roma catches his eye first. Reema is heartbroken but puts on a brave face.
Ravi and Roma's wedding is fixed. Roma is ambitious to star in a film and gets an offer on the marriage day. She accepts and leaves Ravi before their wedding. Furious, he marries Reema to save the honour of the Mathurs. At first, they're quite uncomfortable. But Ravi eventually falls in love with Reema. Roma returns home in a rage and tells them they'll never be happy as she has been betrayed.
Determined to get Ravi back, Roma is willing to do anything including ruining Reema's life. She creates a lot of trouble like pretending to commit suicide. In the end, Reema gives in and leaves her house. Ravi furiously makes Roma understand the difference between her and Reema. Roma realises her mistake and reunites Ravi and Reema.
Cast
- Jackie Shroff as Ravi Saxena
- Amrita Singh as Roma Mathur
- Juhi Chawla as Reema Mathur
- Deepak Tijori as Vinay Saxena
- Saeed Jaffrey as Mr. Mathur
- Dina Pathak as grandmother
- Maya Alagh as Mohini Mathur
- Rajesh Khattar as Sunil Bhatnagar
- Vikas Anand as Bhatia
- Yunus Parvez as Auctioneer
- Virendra Saxena as Pradeep
Soundtrack
All the songs were composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen and lyrics were penned by Sameer.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Yeh Raat Khushnaseeb Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Dil Ne Dil Se Kya Kaha, Sun Zara, Sun Zara" | Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh |
| "Goriya Re, Goriya Re, Mera Dil Churake Le Ja" | Lata Mangeshkar, Jolly Mukherjee |
| "Aaina Hai Mera Chehra, Apni Tasveer Tu Dekh Le, Utha Dilbar Nigahon Ko, Apni Taqdeer Ko Dekh Le" | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar |
| "Meri Saanson Mein Tum, Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein Tum" | Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu |
| "Saansen Behki" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Banno Ki Aayegi Baraat"-1 | Pamela Chopra |
| "Banno Ki Aayegi Baraat"-2 | Pamela Chopra |
References
- "Aaina". The Indian Express. 18 June 1993. p. 4.
- "10 amazing Amrita Singh movies - Rediff.com". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "How Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla-starrer Aaina addressed taboo within the framework of a family entertainer- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.