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| director    = [[K. Bapayya]]
| director    = [[K. Bapayya]]
| starring    = [[Jackie Shroff]] <br /> [[Padmini Kolhapure]] <br />[[Aruna Irani]] <br />[[Kader Khan]] <br />[[Shakti Kapoor]] <br/>[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] <br />[[Shoma Anand]]
| starring    = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Padmini Kolhapure]]  
| released    = 1985
| released    = {{release date|df=y|1985|12|04}}
| music        = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| music        = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| writer      = [[Kader Khan]] (dialogues)
| writer      = [[Kader Khan]] (dialogues)
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| producer    = Chintapalli Prasad
| producer    = Chintapalli Prasad
| studio      = Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
| studio      = Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
| country      = [[India]]
| language    = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Aaj Ka Daur''''' (English: ''Today's Era'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1985|1985]] Hindi-language film directed by [[K. Bapayya]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |language=en}}</ref> Starring [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Kader Khan]], it is a remake of 1981 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]''. According to Pratiksha Mestry of ''[[Mid Day]]'', ''Aaj Ka Daur'', along with ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983), is Khan's first attempt at comedy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mestry |first1=Pratiksha |title=Did you know Kader Khan started his career as a professor? |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/did-you-know-kader-khan-started-his-career-as-a-professor/34983 |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=[[Mid Day|mid-day]] |date=22 October 2020 |language=en |quote=His first attempt at comedy was with Himmatwala and Aaj Ka Daur.}}</ref> For his work, Khan received a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] at the [[33rd Filmfare Awards]].
'''''Aaj Ka Daur''''' ({{trans|''Today's Era''}}) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by [[K. Bapayya]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |language=en}}</ref> Starring [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Kader Khan]], it is a remake of 1981 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]''. According to Pratiksha Mestry of ''[[Mid-Day]]'', ''Aaj Ka Daur'', along with ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983), is Khan's first attempt at comedy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mestry |first1=Pratiksha |title=Did you know Kader Khan started his career as a professor? |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/did-you-know-kader-khan-started-his-career-as-a-professor/34983 |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=22 October 2020 |language=en |quote=His first attempt at comedy was with Himmatwala and Aaj Ka Daur.}}</ref> For his work, Khan received a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] at the [[33rd Filmfare Awards]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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*[[Prem Chopra]] as Fakirchand
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Fakirchand
*[[Nirupa Roy]] as Laxmi Agnihotri
*[[Nirupa Roy]] as Laxmi Agnihotri
*[[Kader Khan]] as Vishwapratap Gyandeo Agnihotri
*[[Kader Khan]] as Vishwapratap Gyandev Agnihotri
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Leo
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Leo
*[[Aruna Irani]]  
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Mrs. Leo
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Bijli
*[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Pratap Kapoor
*[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Pratap Kapoor
*[[Shoma Anand]] as Sharda Kapoor
*[[Shoma Anand]] as Sharda Kapoor
*[[Raj Kiran (Hindi film actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Rambabu Dard
*[[Raj Kiran (Hindi film actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Rambabu Dard
*[[Deep Dhillon]] as Sharda's Boss at her office who tries to rape her
*[[Roshni]] as Seeta Dard


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 1 September 2021

Aaj Ka Daur
Directed byK. Bapayya
Produced byChintapalli Prasad
Written byKader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay bySelvaraj
Story byVisu
StarringJackie Shroff
Padmini Kolhapure
Music byBappi Lahiri
CinematographyA. Venkat
Edited byV. R. Kotagiri
Production
company
Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
Release date
4 December 1985 (1985-12-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Aaj Ka Daur (transl. Today's Era) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapayya.[1] Starring Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Aruna Irani, 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Composed by Bappi Lahiri, 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[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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