| Naya Din Nai Raat | |
| Director: | A. Bhimsingh |
| Producer: | N. P. Ali |
| Starring: | Sanjeev Kumar Jaya Bhaduri |
| Music: | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Cinematography: | G. Vittal Rao |
| Editing: | A. Paul Durai Singham |
| Runtime: | 2 hours 12 min |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Naya Din Nai Raat is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film is a remake of 1964 Tamil movie Navarathri.[1] The film stars Sanjeev Kumar in nine roles. It enhanced his status and reputation as an actor in Hindi cinema. The nine roles played by Kumar correspond to the navarasa (nine rasas).[2]
Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who admits her in his mental hospital; a dreaded bandit who has killed his tormentor, cut him into pieces and fed them to birds, and who still on a killing spree; Pandit Gorakhnath who lives a double life - as a priest and as a smuggler; a leper Dhanraj, who once was a very wealthy man, but is now shunned by everyone; a transvestite stage actor; and a hunter who saves Sushma's life by shooting dead a man-eating lion. As things spiral out of control for Sushma, there is yet one more male she has to meet, and it is this meeting that will change her life even more.
All songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Didi, Teri Shaadi Dekhna" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ek Paheli Tum Se Poochhun" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Krishna Krishna, Bolo Krishna, Radhe Radhe" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Main Wohi, Wohi Baat" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Sanam Na Jao Abhi" | Asha Bhosle |
The lead role was initially offered to Dilip Kumar but he declined the role and suggested Sanjeev Kumar's name. His suggestion was taken and the role went to him.[3]