Upkar

Upkar
Directed by	Manoj Kumar
Produced by	Harkishen R. Mirchandani
Written by	Manoj Kumar
Starring	Asha Parekh Manoj Kumar Prem Chopra
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Cinematography	V.N. Reddy
Editing by	B.S. Glaad
Release date(s)	1967
Running time	175 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi
IMDb profile

Upkar (उपकार) was a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Manoj Kumar started his Mr Bharat persona and his brand of patriotism with this film. He played a village man, 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.

Also stars Asha Parekh as a doctor promoting planned parenthood, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in his first positive character role. The film won the top spot at the box office in 1967 ^[1] and won several major awards.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Soundtrack 3 Awards & Nominations 4 References 5 External links

Cast

• Manoj Kumar - Bharat
• Asha Parekh - Kavita
• Prem Chopra - Puran Kumar
• Kanhaiyalal - Lala Dhaniram
• Pran - Malang
• David - Major saab
• Kamini Kaushal - Radha
• Asit Sen - Lakhpati
• Tun Tun - Lakhpati's Wife
• Madan Puri - Charan Das
• Aruna Irani

Soundtrack

Film's music was given by Kalyanji Anandji.

• Deewanon se ye Mat Poocho - Mukesh (singer) - Qamar Jalalabadi (lyricist)
• Kasme Yaade pyar Wafa- Manna Dey (singer) - Indivar (lyricist)
• Mere Desh ki Dharti - Mahendra Kapoor (singer) - Gulshan Bawra (lyricist) ^[2]
• Aayi Jhoomke Basant - Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor, Manna Dey (singers) - Prem Dhawan (lyricist)
• Gulabi Raat Gulabi - Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi (singers) - Indivar (lyricist)
• Har Khushi Ho Wahan - Lata Mangeshkar (singer) - Gulshan Bawra (lyricist) ^[3]

Awards & Nominations

• Filmfare Best Movie Award--Manoj Kumar
• Filmfare Best Director Award--Manoj Kumar
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award--Pran
• Filmfare Best Story Award--Manoj Kumar
• Filmfare Best Dialogue Award--Manoj Kumar
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award--Gulshan Bawra for the song "Mere Desh Ki Dharti"
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor--Manoj Kumar
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Music--Kalyanji Anandji
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer--Mahendra Kapoor for the song "Mere Desh Ki Dharti"
• National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film--Manoj Kumar
• National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer --Mahendra Kapoor for the song "Mere Desh Ki Dharti"

References

1. ^ Box office
2. ^ उपकार - Upkar (1967) - Lyrics
3. ^ Soundtrack

External links

• Upkar at the Internet Movie Database
• Upkar Film review and synopsis

Awards
Preceded by Guide	Filmfare Award for Best Film 1967	Succeeded by Brahmachari

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