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Aaj Ka Daur
1985 Indian Hindi film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 in the lead roles, 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), are great attempts at comedy for Kader Khan.[2] For his work, Khan received a nomination for the Best Performance in a Comic Role at the 33rd Filmfare Awards.
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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
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Soundtrack
Composed by Bappi Lahiri and written by Indeevar, the soundtrack includes the following songs:[3]
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External links
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