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Upkar is a film of genre Drama directed by Manoj Kumar with Asha Parekh
Upkar (1967)
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Add to a movie listUpkar (उपकार) is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar.The film held the top spot at the box-office in 1967. Manoj Kumar started his Mr. Bharat persona and his brand of patriotism & fearless courage with this film.
Synopsis
Manoj Kumar played a village man 'Bharat', who sacrifices everything to get his brother educated. His brother (Prem Chopra) goes abroad and comes back a selfish man wanting his share of the property. But when war of 1965 between India and Pakistan breaks out, Bharat is off to the war; while his selfish brother, with the help of his greedy uncle, Charandas(Madan Puri) and some partners, tries to gain profit by selling drugs and blackmarketering in the market. In the end, Bharat returns as a war hero defeating the demon designs of the enemy and his brother repents as he is caught by the police (by the brother-in-law of Bharat). Hence, he vows to be a good & hardworking brother just like his Indo-Pak war veteran brother Bharat.Actors
Asha Parekh
(Kavita)
Manoj Kumar
(Bharat)
Prem Chopra
(Puran Kumar)
Manmohan Krishna Chadha
(Bisna)
Pran Krishan Sikand
(Malang Chacha)
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