Naya Daur in colour version
Thursday,
May
17,
2007
Here
is
good
news
for
all
those
who
are
die
hard
fans
of
old
classic
Hindi
movies.
After
50
years
of
its
first
theatrical
release,
the
colour
version
of
B.
R.
Chopra's
evergreen
classic
Naya
Daur
(released
first
in
1957)
will
now
be
released
all
over
India
on
June
22.
The
movie
has
been
re-mastered
5:1
and
will
be
released
with
Dolby
digital
surround
sound.
"This is a tribute to my father in the 50th year of the film's release," says son Ravi Chopra, adding, "And there is an emotional attachment with the film. We have such splendid films in black and white and I want today's audiences to watch them too."
The entire procedure of change in colour 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 Goa studio.
Produced and directed by B. R. Chopra under the banner of B. R. Films, the film features Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit, Chand Usmani, Johnny Walker, Jeevan and Nazir Hussain and has lilting music by O.P.Nayyar.
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