And then came a different kind of nudge. The Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai campaign (2016) coincided with Modi’s push to restore ...

Legendary Indian actor Manoj Kumar, known for his patriotic roles, passed away at 87. His films like Upkar & Purab Aur Paschim remain iconic.

Shaheed was Manoj Kumar's first patriotic success. This small-budget black-and-white film had enormous impact, besides laying ...

Here are five songs that immortalised him as Mr Bharat: Mere Desh Ki Dharti (Upkar ... but it paid off. The haunting “Mera Rang De Basanti Chola” still evokes goosebumps as it channels ...

Because of his association with such movies, the actor was also widely called “Bharat Kumar". Kumar’s patriotic songs are also widely loved to date. Some of the popular songs for the nation include, ...

Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1972), a multi-starrer in which Kumar appeared with Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman and Moushumi Chatterjee, was a high-powered social drama about an educated man ...