Aaina (1977)
An upper-caste Hindu Brahmin struggles to make ends meet forcing his daughter, Shalini, to take the burden of maintaining the family upon her shoulders
Director: K. Balachander
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Mumtaz Askari as Shalini R. Shastri |
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Nirupa Roy as Savitri R. Shastri |
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A.K. Hangal as Ram Shastri |
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Rajesh Khanna as Special Appearance |
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Lalita Pawar as Janki |
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Rita Bhaduri as Poorna R. Shastri |
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Jayasudha as Usha G. Shastri |
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Manmohan Krishna as Jagannath Rao |
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Jagdish Raj as |
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Madan Puri as |
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Jagdeep as |
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Suresh Chatwal as |
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Kamal Haasan as Prem Kapoor |
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Dharmendra as Himself |
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Neetu Singh as Herself |
| Directing | K. Balachander | Director |
| Writing | K. Balachander | Writer |
| Editing | N. R. Kittu | Editor |
| Writing | Inder Raj Anand | Dialogue |
| Sound | Naushad | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | B. S. Lokanath | Director of Photography |