Aaj Ka Daur

Aaj Ka Daur
Directed byK. Bapayya
Written byKader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay bySelvaraj
Story byVisu
Produced byChintapalli Prasad
StarringJackie Shroff
Padmini Kolhapure
CinematographyA. Venkat
Edited byV. R. Kotagiri
Music byBappi Lahiri
Production
company
Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
Release date
  • 6 December 1985 (1985-12-06)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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.

  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.