Ashok Kumar | |
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 Kumar in the 1943 movie Kismet | |
| Born | Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly 13 October 1911 |
| Died | 10 December 2001 (aged 90) Mumbai, Maharastra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, painter |
| Years active | 1936–1997 |
| Spouse(s) | Shobha Devi |
Ashok Kumar (Bengali: অশোক কুমার গাঙ্গুলী) (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001) or Dadamoni was an Indian movie actor. The Government of India honored him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his work to the Indian cinema.
Kumar was born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency. Kumar died at the age of 90 in Mumbai from heart failure at his home in Chembur.
Background and family
Ashok Kumar was born Kumudlal Ganguly to a Bengali Hindu family in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India).[1] His father, Kunjlal Ganguly, was a lawyer while his mother, Gouri Devi, was a home-maker. Kumudlal was the eldest of four children. His only sister, Sati Devi, a few years younger to him, was married at a very young age to Sashadhar Mukherjee and became the matriarch of a large "film family". Next was his brother, Kalyan, more than 14 years younger (b.1926), who later took the screen name Anoop Kumar.
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- Ashok Kumar on IMDb
This short article about an actor or group of actors can be made longer. You can help Bharatpedia by adding to it.- ↑ "Ashok Kumar: Lesser Known Facts – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.