Upkar (1967)

Name: Upkar
Genre: Romance, Drama, War & Politics, Kids & Family
Released: 1967-01-01

2h 55m

Running Time

Plot.

Widowed Radha lives in rural India in the 1960s, along with two sons: Bharat and Puran. While she would like to educate her sons and ensure that they lead good lives, she cannot do so on her own, and must sacrifice the career of one son so that the second can achieve this goal. Bharat sacrifices everything to educate his brother Puran. However, Puran turns into a greedy man and gets involved in drug trafficking in order to make money.

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Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1967

Original Name
उपकार

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 55m

Genres
Romance Drama War & Politics Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Upkar (transl. Favour) is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Upkar celebrates village life and the contributions of farmers and soldiers to India. The film was inspired by Indian prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, who suggested that Kumar make a film based on his motto for India, "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (transl. Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer). It stars Kumar, Prem Chopra, Asha Parekh, Kamini Kaushal, Pran, and Madan Puri.

It was Kumar's directorial debut film. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967 and was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. Upkar won seven Filmfare Awards including Best Film. It also won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film.

The film was remade in Telugu as Padipantalu in 1976.