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Upkar

Upkar

19675.22h 55m

Overview

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.

Directed by Manoj Kumar
Written by Manoj Kumar
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Top Cast

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

Bharat

Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh

Kavita

Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra

Puran Kumar

Pran Sikand

Pran Sikand

Malang Chacha

Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

Madan Puri

Madan Puri

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

Manmohan Krishna

Manmohan Krishna

Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani

Sunder

Sunder

About Upkar

Upkar is a drama, family film released in 1967. Directed by Manoj Kumar, it stars Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra. 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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