Naya Daur (1957 film)

*Naya Daur*
Naya Daur
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. R. Chopra
Written by	Kamil Rashid
Screenplay by	Akhtar Mirza
Story by	Akhtar Mirza
Produced by	B. R. Chopra
Starring	Dilip Kumar; Vyjayanthimala
Cinematography	M. Malhotra
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	O. P. Nayyar
Distributed by	B. R. Films
Release date	15 August 1957;
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹0.14 crore
Box office	₹3.75 crore (India)

Naya Daur (transl. The New Era) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language social drama film directed and produced by B. R. Chopra. It was written by Akhtar Mirza. It stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in lead roles, along with Ajit, Jeevan, Johnny Walker, Chand Usmani, Nazir Hussain, Manmohan Krishna, Leela Chitnis, Pratima Devi, Daisy Irani, Radhakishan form an ensemble cast. The film narrates the story of Shankar and Krishna, two best friends who fall for the same woman, Rajni.

For this film, Dilip Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the third time in a row, being his fourth overall. The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Pattaliyin Sabatham (The Proletariat's Vow) in 1958.^[3] Naya Daur also inspired Aamir Khan's Academy Award nominated film Lagaan (2001).

Naya Daur was the second-highest grossing Indian film of the year 1957 and also the second-highest grossing Indian film of the decade,^[4] behind Mother India (1957). At the time of its release, it briefly became the highest grossing Indian film ever; later being surpassed by Mother India (1957). By many sources, it remains one of the top 10 highest-grossing Indian films of all time when adjusted for ticket-price inflation.^[5]^[6] It became the highest-grossing sports film ever at the time of its release and remains one of the highest ticket-selling sports film, despite its release only being in India.

^ Raghavendra, Nandini (12 May 2007). "Naya rang, naya daur". The Economic Times. Times News Network. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Top Earners of 1957". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. India: SAGE Publications. p. 84. ISBN 9789351502128.
^ "BoxOffice India.com". 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Thombare, Suparna (23 July 2019). "Which is the Highest Grossing Indian Film of All Time?". TheQuint. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ Srivastava, Himani (9 March 2018). "Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, Ever". IndianFilmInstitute. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[box_office-1] Raghavendra, Nandini (12 May 2007). "Naya rang, naya daur". The Economic Times. Times News Network. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[boxoffice-2] "Top Earners of 1957". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[3] Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. India: SAGE Publications. p. 84. ISBN 9789351502128.

[4] "BoxOffice India.com". 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[5] Thombare, Suparna (23 July 2019). "Which is the Highest Grossing Indian Film of All Time?". TheQuint. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[6] Srivastava, Himani (9 March 2018). "Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, Ever". IndianFilmInstitute. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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