Naya Daur (1957 film)

Naya Daur Hindi , English New Era is a 1957 Indian drama film starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit and Jeevan. Originally filmed in black and white, the film was colourized and rereleased onAugust 2007.

The film is set in postindependence India, where industrialization is slowly creeping in. The focus is on tongawallahs who earn their living transporting people on tongas horse carts. Their livelihood is threatened when the son of a rich landlord Jeevan begins operating a bus service in the town, which he subsidizes heavily with the sole intention of first driving the tongawallahs out of the town and then making profits.Dilip Kumar plays one of the tongawallahs, who petitions the landlord over this injustice. Jeevans character proposes a competition to decide which service is the best The bus or the Tonga? It is decided that there will be a race between the vehicles. If the bus wins, the tongawallahs will not complain further. If the Tonga wins, the bus service will stop. This competition was a farce from the start since nobody could dream that a horse cart could beat a machine. Kumar, however, accepts the challenge to everybodys surprise. His logic is that they would be driven to starvation if the bus service continues. This race at least gives them an opportunity to try to do something. ........

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