Naya Din Nai Raat
Naya Din Nai Raat (lit. '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.
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| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Produced by | N. P. Ali |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan (Story) A. Bhimsingh (Screenplay) Rajendra Krishan (Dialogue) |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Jaya Bhaduri |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
| Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
Release date | May 10, 1974 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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
- Sanjeev Kumar as Anand / (Swami Rahasyanand / Mr. Sarang : Same character with different names) / Seth Dhanraj / Sher Singh / Fulkunvar / Four Other Roles
- Jaya Bhaduri as Sushma
- Om Prakash as Lalla Banarsilal
- Sunder
- Shivraj as Principal Verma
- V. Gopal
- Johnny Whisky
- Dilip Dutt
- Polson as Stage Actor
- Keshav Rana
- Hameed
- Dada Mirasi
- Rirkoo
- Bedi
- Master Aziz
- Swaraj
Table of Naya Din Nai Raat and its remakes
| Name of the movie (year) (Language) | Navarathri (1964) (Tamil) | Navarathri (1966) (Telugu) | Naya Din Nai Raat (1974) (Hindi) |
| Lead Actor | Sivaji Ganesan | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | Sanjeev Kumar |
| Lead Actress | Savitri | Savitri | Jaya Bhaduri |
| Director | A.P. Nagarajan | Tatineni Rama Rao | A. Bhimsingh |
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ek Paheli Tum Se Poochhoon" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Krishna Krishna Bolo" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Sanam Na Jao Abhi" | Asha Bhosle |
| 4 | "Didi Teri Shadi" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Main Wohi Wohi Baat" | Mohammed Rafi |