When you think of Manoj Kumar, patriotic tunes come immediately to mind. For years, Mere Desh Ki Dharti from Upkar and Bharat ...

The film's music, especially Mere desh ki dharti, turned into an anthem. Most of the film was shot in the fields of Nangal Thakran, whose inhabitants, for days, revelled in patriotic festivity.

Undoubtedly one of the most popular songs in Hindi cinema, ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’ became a household anthem of post-Independence India’s patriotism and determination to make it for the country.

The film’s music, especially ‘Mere desh ki dharti’, turned into an anthem. Most of the film was shot in these fields It was the late 1960s and village Nangal Thakran, now a town in north ...