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{{Short description|1985 Indian Hindi film}}
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{{infobox film
| name         = Aaj Ka Daur
| image        = Aaj_Ka_Daur.jpg
| director     = [[K. Bapayya]]
| starring     = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Padmini Kolhapure]] 
| released     = {{release date|df=y|1985|12|04}}
| music        = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| writer       = [[Kader Khan]] (dialogues)
| screenplay   = Selvaraj
| story        = [[Visu]]
| editing      = V. R. Kotagiri
| cinematography = A. Venkat
| producer     = Chintapalli Prasad
| studio       = Sree Kanakadurga Art Productions
| country      = [[India]]
| language     = [[Hindi]]
}}

'''''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==
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:<ref name="swar">{{cite book |last1=Arunachalam |first1=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981 - 1990 |date=2020 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |page=519 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA519 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aaj Ka Daur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AgQUxb09UPQC |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=Bombay: The City Magazine |issue=12 |publisher=Living Media India. |date=1986 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[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 (actress)|Bindu]] as Bijli
*[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Pratap Kapoor
*[[Shoma Anand]] as Sharda Kapoor
*[[Raj Kiran (Hindi film actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Rambabu Dard
*[[Roshni]] as Seeta Dard

==Soundtrack==
Composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]], the soundtrack includes the following songs:<ref name="swar"/>
{|class="wikitable"
! 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==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
| {{sort|Khan|[[Kader Khan]]}}
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations - 1986 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368577.cms |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=[[Filmfare]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014104908/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368577.cms |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0154105|Aaj Ka Daur}}
{{Kovelamudi Bapayya}}

[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Bapayya]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]


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