Aaj Ka Daur

*Aaj Ka Daur*
Aaj Ka Daur
Directed by	K. Bapayya
Written by	Kader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Selvaraj
Story by	Visu
Produced by	Chintapalli Prasad
Starring	Jackie Shroff; Padmini Kolhapure
Cinematography	A. Venkat
Edited by	V. R. Kotagiri
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production; company	Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
Release date	6 December 1985;
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aaj Ka Daur (transl. Today's Era) 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, Aaj Ka Daur, 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]

Jackie Shroff as Raja
Padmini Kolhapure as Durga Agnihotri
Prem Chopra as Fakirchand
Nirupa Roy as Laxmi Agnihotri
Kader Khan as Vishwapratap Gyandev Agnihotri
Shakti Kapoor as Leo
Aruna Irani as Mrs. Leo
Bindu as Bijli, Laundry Woman
Sachin Pilgaonkar as Pratap Kapoor
Shoma Anand as Sharda Kapoor
Raj Kiran as Ram Dard
Roshni as Seeta Dard
Goga Kapoor as Sethji, Leo's boss
Iftekhar as Wealthy Man
Deep Dhillon as Office Boss of Sharda Kapoor
Manik Irani as Jango, henchman of Leo
Vikas Anand as Police Inspector

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

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Kader Khan	Nominated	^[5]

References

^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
^ Mestry, Pratiksha (22 October 2020). "Did you know Kader Khan started his career as a professor?". Mid-Day. Retrieved 11 November 2020. His first attempt at comedy was with Himmatwala and Aaj Ka Daur.
^ ^a ^b Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981 - 1990. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. p. 519. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
^ "Aaj Ka Daur". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 12. Living Media India. 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "The Nominations - 1986". Filmfare. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

Aaj Ka Daur at IMDb

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[1] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.

[2] Mestry, Pratiksha (22 October 2020). "Did you know Kader Khan started his career as a professor?". Mid-Day. Retrieved 11 November 2020. His first attempt at comedy was with Himmatwala and Aaj Ka Daur.

[swar-3] Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981 - 1990. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. p. 519. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.

[4] "Aaj Ka Daur". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 12. Living Media India. 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[5] "The Nominations - 1986". Filmfare. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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