Aaj Ka Daur Explained

Director:K. Bapayya
Music:Bappi Lahiri
Screenplay:Selvaraj
Story:Visu
Editing:V. R. Kotagiri
Cinematography:A. Venkat
Producer:Chintapalli Prasad
Studio:Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Runtime:153 minutes

is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapayya.[1] It stars Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Kader Khan, it is a remake of 1981 Tamil film Kudumbam Oru Kadambam. According to Pratiksha Mestry of Mid-Day,, along with Himmatwala (1983), is Khan's first attempt at comedy.[2] For his work, Khan received a nomination for the Best Performance in a Comic Role at the 33rd Filmfare Awards.

Plot

This film is about a university graduate Jackie Shroff, who can get no better job than a petrol pump employee, a girl Padmini Kolhapure, who is struggling to pay for college, and others in a building owned by Prem Chopra, who attempts to evict them with the help of Shakti Kapoor.

Cast

The cast is listed below:[3] [4]

Soundtrack

Composed by Bappi Lahiri and written by Indeevar, the soundtrack includes the following songs:[3]

Song Singer
"Petrol Bharo, Jaldi Karo, Meri Gaadi Kab Se Khadi Hai"Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik
"Hum Tujh Par Hi Shaida Hue Hai, Tere Liye Hi Paida Hue Hai"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Gori Gori Gori Gori, Tan Tera Roop Ki Nadiya"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Shanivaar Tak Woh Officer Rehta Hai"Shabbir Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Yeh Daur, Aaj Ka Daur Hai"K. J. Yesudas

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rajadhyaksha . Ashish . Willemen . Paul . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema . 1999 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94318-9 .
  2. News: Mestry . Pratiksha . Did you know Kader Khan started his career as a professor? . 11 November 2020 . . 22 October 2020 . His first attempt at comedy was with Himmatwala and Aaj Ka Daur..
  3. Book: Arunachalam . Param . BollySwar: 1981 - 1990 . 2020 . Mavrix Infotech Private Limited . 978-81-938482-2-7 . 519 .
  4. News: Aaj Ka Daur . 11 November 2020 . Bombay: The City Magazine . 12 . Living Media India. . 1986 .
  5. News: The Nominations - 1986 . 11 November 2020 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014104908/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368577.cms . 14 October 2007.