After 50 years of its first theatrical release, B. R. Chopra’s evergreen classic “Naya Daur” (1957) will now be released all over India on August 3 in its colour version with (remastered 5:1) Dolby digital surround sound.
The entire procedure of change in colourization and background score of the film was done over a period of two and a half years and on a budget of Rs 35 million (Rs 3.5 crore) in a studio in Goa.

Colour Restoration Process

The 180-minute Indian classic B&W film “Naya Daur” (1957) was colourized using a host of processes and skilled technicians by Westwing Studios at U.S.A.
Restoration of this film was completed in four months by Prasad EFX, Chennai with technicians working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The only surviving composite dupe negative had to be physically restored from mishandling, dirt, dust particles and frame perforation tears and more had to be repaired.

Banner – B.R. Films
Director – B.R. Chopra
Music – O.P. Nayyar
Star Cast - Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit, Chand Usmani, Johnny Walker, Jeevan, Nazir Hussain

Naya Daur is the story of two friends- Shankar (Dilip Kumar) the tongawala and Krishna (Ajit) the wood-cutter. They live in Karanpur, a village peopled by robust, rugged, simple men and women, despite the lack of an agricultural economy, thanks to the money earned by the tonga-walas and the wood-cutters working for the kind timber factory owner, Seth Maganlal (Nazir Hussain). The Seth owes his prosperity to the villagers and always wants to see them happy.
Kundan(Jeevan) the Seth’s city-bred, money greedy son and Rajni (Vyjayanthimala), a beautiful young lady move into the village. Kundan, in his greed for quick profits, mechanizes the saw mill and brings misery to the villagers. Rajni with her beauty and her preference for Shankar generates bitterness between both the friends who love her.
Krishna joins hands with Kundan to make quick money and a bus is introduced– resulting in the tonga-walas being unemployed. Kundan throws a challenge; he offers to withdraw his bus if the tonga-walas can take their tongas faster than the bus to the village temple. Shankar accepts the challenge, and from this bet arises the spirit of Community Effort which Shankar infuses in his fellow-villagers. Watch the action that unfolds as Shankar unites a divided village and goes about the race between man and machine.

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