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MUMBAI:
Shemaroo Entertainment has released the colour version of
B R Chopra's film Naya Daur on home video.
The colourisation trend started with Mughal-e-Azam
which was also released by Shemaroo Entertainment.
The
release of the coloured version of Naya Daur coincides
with the golden jubilee year of the release of the black and
white Naya Daur.
According
to an official release, it took two and a half years, 70 people
and a budget of more than Rs 30 million to give Naya Daur
its new look.
Shemaroo
adds that the home video of this colourized Naya Daur
comes with its set of bonus features. The DVD is a two disc
autographed edition containing a booklet. The booklet has
trivia, the colourisation process, memories related to Naya
Daur, star quotes and much more.
The
extra DVD features consist of autographs of Dilip Kumar and
Vyajantimala; celebrity interviews - Karan Johar, Javed Akhtar,
Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy and Ravi Chopra; deleted Scenes;
B R Chopra in conversation with Yash Chopra; Dilip Kumar's
and Asha Bhonsle's speeches on the film.
Shemaroo
says that it has often been a matter of concern, that black
and white films lack the visual appeal to entice the viewer
of today. However despite the oddities, the film works for
several reasons even today.
The
film depicts the triumph of the human spirit, which can never
go out of fashion. The relationships (Dilip Kumar-Ajit, Dilip
Kumar-Vyjayantimala) are human and believable. The man versus
machine race in the penultimate reels still holds up.
Shemaroo
says that although we may not be caught up with a choice between
a 'tanga' or motorised transport, manual labour or mechanisation;
modern India has many related problems. Masses can certainly
relate to this movie even today.
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