Naya Din Nai Raat

Naya Din Nai Raat (transl.New Day, New Night) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film is a remake of 1964 Tamil movie Navarathri starring Sivaji Ganesan which was also previously in Telugu in 1966 as Navaratri starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao.[1] This film had enhanced Sanjeev Kumar's status and reputation as an actor in Hindi cinema. The nine roles played by Sanjeev Kumar correspond to nine Rasa.[2]

Naya Din Nai Raat
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Written byA. P. Nagarajan (Story)
A. Bhimsingh (Screenplay)
Rajendra Krishan (Dialogue)
Produced byN. P. Ali
StarringSanjeev Kumar
Jaya Bhaduri
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Paul Durai Singham
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
May 10, 1974
Running time
2 hours 12 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who admits her in his mental hospital; a dreaded bandit who has killed his tormentor, cut him into pieces and fed them to birds, and who still on a killing spree; Pandit Gorakhnath who lives a double life - as a priest and as a smuggler; a leper Dhanraj, who once was a very wealthy man, but is now shunned by everyone; a transvestite stage actor; and a hunter who saves Sushma's life by shooting dead a man-eating lion. As things spiral out of control for Sushma, there is yet one more male she has to meet, and it is this meeting that will change her life even more.

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs were penned by Rajendra Krishan.

SongSinger
"Didi, Teri Shaadi Dekhna" Lata Mangeshkar
"Ek Paheli Tum Se Poochhun" Lata Mangeshkar
"Krishna Krishna, Bolo Krishna, Radhe Radhe" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Wohi, Wohi Baat" Mohammed Rafi
"Sanam Na Jao Abhi" Asha Bhosle

Production

The lead role was initially offered to Dilip Kumar but he declined the role and suggested Sanjeev Kumar's name. His suggestion was taken and the role went to him.[3]

References


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