Aaina (1993 film)

Aaina (Hindi: आईना, Urdu: آئینہ, translation: Mirror), is a 1993 film directed by Deepak Sareen and produced by Yash Chopra and independently produced by his wife Pamela Chopra. The film starred Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff and Amrita Singh in lead roles. The film is about sibling rivalry. The film was a blockbuster hit in India, and solidified Juhi Chawla's career as a leading lady in the 1990s. The film was remade in Telugu as Aayanaki Iddaru, in Tamil as Kalyana Vaibhogam and in Kannada as Yare Nee Abhimani.

Plot

Roma (Amrita Singh) and Reema Mathur (Juhi Chawla) are the daughters of Mr. Mathur (Saeed Jaffery), a wealthy businessman. Roma, the older one, has always been spoiled, gets everything she desires, and is very competitive. Reema is quite reserved and usually lets her sister take the spotlight. Both grow up to be entirely different. The only similarity is that the sisters fall in love with the same man, Ravi Saxena (Jackie Shroff).

Always the center of attention, Roma catches his eye first. Reema is heartbroken but puts on a brave face. Ravi and Roma decide to get married. Unfortunately, Roma is ambitious to be a star in a film and gets an offer on the day of her wedding. She accepts and abandons Ravi minutes before their wedding. Ravi is furious and, in turn, marries Reema to save the honor of her family.