Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

A. Bhimsingh

Writers:

A. Bhimsingh (screenplay), Rajendra Krishan (dialogue),

Stars:

Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Sunder

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sanjeev Kumar	...	Anand / Swami Rahasyanand / Mr. Sarang / Seth Dhanraj
Jaya Bhaduri
Sunder
Shivraj	...	Principal Verma
V. Gopal
Johnny Whisky
Dilip Dutt
Polson	...	Stage Actor
Keshav Rana
Hameed
Dada Mirasi
Rirkoo
Bedi
Master Aziz
Swaraj

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

remake

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 May 1974 (India)

Also Known As:

New Day, New Night

Filming Locations:

AVM Studios, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jamu Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Navarathri (1966)

User Reviews

An acting dynamite

Sanjeev Kumar's nine roles here represents 'Navras', the different moods of man as per the Indian art ethos. This is his film all the way. He play lover, a brave hunter, an epileptic, a coward, a transvestite, a drunkard, a poetic heart and so on. Now more than twenty years after his death, when one reassess Sanjeev Kumar, this film certainly stands among his best. Yet the sense of dissatisfaction remains as what else could be called among his best. Apart from 'Dastak', 'Andhi', 'Koshish', 'Arjun Pandit', 'Shatranj ke Khiladi' and a few others, his repertoire is not that full as it should have been.

Anyway, in this one you will find all that satisfy your entertainment gene. Film is an amalgamation of all the drama, a Bombay spicy movie is supposed to have. Being a Sanjeev Kumar show, there is hardly any scope for anyone else to do something, yet Jaya Bhadhuri is in good form here and its through her character the story is told.

Nice Sunday treat.