1985 Indian Hindi film 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 (1985-12-06) Running time | 2 hours 33 min 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[edit] 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] 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[edit] 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[edit] Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. | | | | Filmfare Awards | Best Performance in a Comic Role | Kader Khan | Nominated | [5] ## References[edit] 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. ^ a b 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. ## External links[edit] * Aaj Ka Daur at IMDb * v * t * e Films directed by K. Bapayya * Drohi (1970) * Memoo Manushulame (1973) * Eduruleni Manishi (1975) * Soggadu (1976) * Dildaar (1977) * Dil Aur Deewaar (1978) * Yuga Purushudu (1978) * Bandish (1980) * Takkar (1980) * Agni Poolu (1981) * Kaliyuga Ramudu (1981) * Naa Desam (1982) * Nivuru Gappina Nippu (1982) * Mawaali (1983) * Mundadugu (1983) * Ghar Ek Mandir (1984) * Intiguttu (1984) * Maqsad (1984) * Chattamtho Poratam (1985) * Pataal Bhairavi (1985) * Aag Aur Shola (1986) * Ghar Sansar (1986) * Muddat (1986) * Swarag Se Sunder (1986) * Majaal (1987) * Mard Ki Zabaan (1987) * Waqt Ki Awaz (1988) * Pyar Ki Mandir (1988) * Izzatdaar (1990) * Pyar Ka Karz (1990) * Pyar Hua Chori Chori (1991) * Pyar Ka Devta (1992) * Parda Hai Parda (1992) * Kasak (1992) * Diya Aur Toofan (1995) This article about a Hindi film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[transl.]: translation *[Ref.]: Reference *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template