Aaina (आइना) 1977

Published on June 7, 2013 in Cinema

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Banner	Kalakendra Films
Director	K. Balachander
Writer	K. Balachander, Inder Raj Anand
Producer	L. Duraiswamy, N. Selvaraj
Music Director	Naushad
Cinematography	Lokanathan B.S.
Film Editing	N.R. Kittoo
Art Director	T.K. Desai
Camera Operator	E.V.K. Nair
Assistant Cameramen
Playback Singers	Lata Mangeshkar, Vani Jairam, Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi

Character	Actor / Actress
Shalini R. Shastri	Mumtaz
Ashok J. Rao	Rajesh Khanna
Ram Shastri	A.K. Hangal
Savitri R. Shastri	Nirupa Roy
Janki	Lalita Pawar
Jagannath Rao	Manmohan Krishna
Dr. Gautam R. Shastri	Adil Amaan
Poorna R. Shastri	Rita Bhaduri
Usha G. Shastri	Jayasudha
	Anjum Savera
	Vandana Rane
	Yasmin
	Seema
	Kalpana
Rathan Chopra	Ratan Chopra
Managing Director	Jagdish Raj
Shastri's Client	Polson
Shastri's Client	Brahmachari
	Madhukar
	Suraj
	Master Paresh Kumar
	Prem Kumar
	Master Jaganath
M.B. Patil	Madan Puri
Music Instructor	Jagdeep
Shyam Lal	Suresh Chatwal
Himself (shooting of a movie)	Dharmendra
Prem Kapoor	Kamal Hassan
Herself (shooting of a movie)	Neetu Singh

Plot
Ram Shashtri, an upper Caste Hindu Brahmin, lives in a small village in India, but has a very large family, consisting of his wife, Savitri, five daughters and three sons. Ram performs prayers and last rite rituals for the Hindu community, and it is through these meager earnings that the entire household lives on. The eldest is a daughter by the name of Shalini, who silently falls in love with Ashok J. Rao, who is the son of the Village Mukhiya, Jagannath. As the Raos are of a much lower Caste than the Shastris, Ashok is told by his dad that he cannot marry Shalini. One day, after an argument with his dad, he leaves to join the army, and a few weeks later a telegram is received by Jagannath that Ashok is no more. As Ram is unable to get more assignments, Savitri attempts to poison the entire family, but Shalini stops her in time. She gets a job and is able to get the family to get back up on it's feet. Her brother, Gautam, wants to be a doctor, so she arranges for his studies, while her sister, Poorna, wants to be a singer, and a music teacher is arranged. Then Shalini leaves her village to travel to Poona to get her brother admission to Medical College, with considerable success, and from thence on there is no looking back for this family. Shalini gets a raise and an offer for a big pay-raise if she re-locates to the capital, Delhi, which she does. She sends plenty of money so her dad does not have to work, and her siblings can carry on with their respective studies. Then Shalini's sister, Girja, meets a young man, Raju, and both fall in love. Gautam, who is now a doctor, is in love with the Tehsildar's daughter, Usha, and wants to marry her. Shalini returns home to attend the two marriages. The marriages take place with great pomp and ceremony and everyone compliments Shalini, for without her efforts, the family would have been destitute. But after the weddings, her life will be changed forever, she will lose all respect from her family, she will be treated as an outcast and forced to leave the house. The question remains, why would Shalini be ill-treated by her very own family, and if so, what will become of her?

Plot

Ram Shashtri, an upper Caste Hindu Brahmin, lives in a small village in India, but has a very large family, consisting of his wife, Savitri, five daughters and three sons. Ram performs prayers and last rite rituals for the Hindu community, and it is through these meager earnings that the entire household lives on. The eldest is a daughter by the name of Shalini, who silently falls in love with Ashok J. Rao, who is the son of the Village Mukhiya, Jagannath. As the Raos are of a much lower Caste than the Shastris, Ashok is told by his dad that he cannot marry Shalini. One day, after an argument with his dad, he leaves to join the army, and a few weeks later a telegram is received by Jagannath that Ashok is no more. As Ram is unable to get more assignments, Savitri attempts to poison the entire family, but Shalini stops her in time. She gets a job and is able to get the family to get back up on it's feet. Her brother, Gautam, wants to be a doctor, so she arranges for his studies, while her sister, Poorna, wants to be a singer, and a music teacher is arranged. Then Shalini leaves her village to travel to Poona to get her brother admission to Medical College, with considerable success, and from thence on there is no looking back for this family. Shalini gets a raise and an offer for a big pay-raise if she re-locates to the capital, Delhi, which she does. She sends plenty of money so her dad does not have to work, and her siblings can carry on with their respective studies. Then Shalini's sister, Girja, meets a young man, Raju, and both fall in love. Gautam, who is now a doctor, is in love with the Tehsildar's daughter, Usha, and wants to marry her. Shalini returns home to attend the two marriages. The marriages take place with great pomp and ceremony and everyone compliments Shalini, for without her efforts, the family would have been destitute. But after the weddings, her life will be changed forever, she will lose all respect from her family, she will be treated as an outcast and forced to leave the house. The question remains, why would Shalini be ill-treated by her very own family, and if so, what will become of her?