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Manoj Kumar Death News: Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar died at the age of 87. He made patriotic films like ‘Upkar’. He wrote the story of ‘Upkar’ in 24 hours.
Manoj Kumar’s ‘Upkar’ is a blockbuster film.
Highlights
- Manoj Kumar died at the age of 87.
- Made ‘Upkar’ on the advice of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
- The story of ‘Upkar’ was written by Manoj Kumar in 24 hours.
Manoj Kumar Death News: Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar died at the age of 87. She took her last mother -in -law at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Manoj Kumar was known for his patriotic films. That’s why people also called him Bharat Kumar. He made many films like ‘Kranti’, ‘East and Paschim’, ‘Upkar’, ‘Roti Clot and House’ and showed patriotism as well as the shortcomings and solutions of the society in his films. Here we are telling you about one such film, whose story he wrote in just 24 hours. This film was asked by Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of the country.
The India-Pakistan war was going on in the year 1965. During this, Lal Bahadur Shastri gave the slogan of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. India won this war. After this win, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Manoj Kumar met Ittefaq in Delhi. In this meeting, Lal Bahadur Shastri advised him to make a film by mixing the young man and the farmer.
Manoj Kumar Death: Manoj Kumar dies, ‘Bharat Kumar’ said goodbye at the age of 87
Actually, Manoj Kumar attended the screening of the film Shaheed in Delhi in the year 1965. Lal Bahadur Shastri also attended this screening. Both met and Lal Bahadur Shastri said in the talk that he makes films on the army and society, but the film never makes the film on the farmers who give up the country.
Manoj Kumar was very impressed by Lal Bahadur Shastri and he immediately promised him that he would make a film on farmers who produce food. After this meeting, he left for Mumbai from Delhi. In this 24 -hour journey, he wrote the story of the film on the army and the farmer and named it ‘Upkar’.
Manoj Kumar, who was released in 1967, was accompanied by many talented artists including Asha Parak, Pran and Prem Chopra. The film was a blockbuster. This film had collected 6.80 crores at that time. The film was a blockbuster. The song ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’ from the film became Evergreen. It is still a hit. 15 August and or 26 January or any patriotic program, this song still plays a lot in all. This song was sung by Mahendra Kapoor.