Naya Daur
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About Naya Daur
Shankar and Krishna are friends in the same village, and both want Rajni. A switched flower splits them. Kundan brings in a bus and the tongawalas lose the road. Shankar bets he can still beat the bus if he builds a shorter track to the temple. He starts alone. Rajni and the village join him. Krishna breaks the bridge, then learns that Manju switched the flowers because she loves him, and he repairs it with her. Shankar wins the race. The friends make it up. Shankar stays with Rajni, and Krishna with Manju.
Cast & crew
More about Naya Daur
B. R. Chopra produced and directed. Akhtar Mirza wrote it. O. P. Nayyar wrote the music and Sahir Ludhianvi the lyrics. It opened on August 15, 1957. Wikipedia gives 162 minutes. Dilip Kumar plays Shankar. Vyjayanthimala plays Rajni. Ajit plays Krishna. A Tamil dub, Pattaliyin Sabatham, followed in 1958.
Themes
Making
Chopra staged the argument as a race: a tonga on a new short road against Kundan's bus.
Music
O. P. Nayyar wrote the music. Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the lyrics.
Preservation
A colorized version was re-released in 2007.
Notes
- At the 5th Filmfare Awards in 1958 it won Best Actor for Dilip Kumar, Best Music Director for O. P. Nayyar, and Best Story for Akhtar Mirza. Mother India took Best Film. The same ceremony counted three wins from four nominations for Naya Daur.
- A colorized version was re-released in 2007.
- Leela Chitnis, Chand Usmani, Johnny Walker, Jeevan, and Manmohan Krishna are in the ensemble.
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Dilip Kumar, 1958)
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (O. P. Nayyar, 1958)
- Filmfare Award for Best Story (Akhtar Mirza, 1958)
Scenes
- Shankar bets the tonga can beat the bus on a shorter road.
- Krishna rebuilds the bridge he broke, and Shankar wins.
Influenced
- Lagaan (2001)