[1] It stars Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Kader Khan, it is a remake of 1981 Tamil film Kudumbam Oru Kadambam.

According to Pratiksha Mestry of Mid-Day, Aaj Ka Daur, along with Himmatwala (1983), is Khan's first attempt at comedy.

[2] For his work, Khan received a nomination for the Best Performance in a Comic Role at the 33rd Filmfare Awards.

This film is about a university graduate Jackie Shroff, who can get no better job than a petrol pump employee, a girl Padmini Kolhapure, who is struggling to pay for college, and others in a building owned by Prem Chopra, who attempts to evict them with the help of Shakti Kapoor.

The cast is listed below:[3][4] Composed by Bappi Lahiri and written by Indeevar, the soundtrack includes the following songs:[3]