Upkar is a 1967 Hindi-language Drama Romance movie written and directed by Manoj Kumar and produced by Harkishen R. Mirchandani and R. N. Goswami under the banner of Vishal Pictures. Upkar features Asha Parekh in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, David Abraham, Manmohan Krishna and Madan Puri. The music was composed by Kalyanji Anandji. Cinematography was done by V. N. Reddy and editing by B. S. Glaad. The film has a running time of 175 min. It was released on 1st January 1967. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Vishal Pictures. At the 1968 National Film Awards It won an award for Best Playback Singer (Male). Widowed Radha lives in rural India circa 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. For this purpose, Bharat willingly sacrifices his life, toils hard so that Puran can get a decent education, which he does, excels in his studies, and also goes abroad. The family is very pleased, when Puran returns, hoping that he will ensure that they all live happily in India. But the man they know as Puran has been replaced by a cruel, self-serving man who now calls himself Kumar, and whose one goal is to usurp and divide the family property, so that he can continue to live a comfortable life. Kasme vaade pyar wafa sab, baaten hai, baaton ka kya, koi kisika nahin, yeh jhootey naahtey hai, naahton ka kya.. by Manna Dey, continues to be popular even today, which translated means that Promises, faith, love are mere unreliable words, no one is true to anyone, all relations are mere words... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)