Lush green fields fade, memories don’t: ‘Desh ki dharti’ reflects on Delhi’s Nangal Thakran ‘upkar’ link

Residents of Nangal Thakran fondly recall the shooting of the film Upkar in their village and remember the celebrities who graced it. The iconic patriotic scenes of Bharat Kumar, played by Manoj Kumar, were filmed in those fields, now facing challenges like dried canals and overpopulation.