
Ashok Kumar
Known For
Acting
Born
1911-10-13 in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died
2001-12-10
Biography
Ashok Kumar ( October 1911 – 10 December 2001) also fondly called Dadamoni in Bengali ,was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions to Indian cinema. Ashok kumar was a Bengali hindu belonged to Kulin Brahmin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashok Kumar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For

Savitri
as Satyaran

Bandhan
as Nirmal

Aashirwad
as Shivnath 'Joggi Thakur' Choudhary

Anjan
as Dr. Ajit Kumar

Restless

Khiladi

Chala Murari Hero Banne
as Self

Mili
as Mr. Khanna

Balika Badhu
as Aged Amal (voice)

Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke
as Advocate Buom Kesh Mukherjee

Mr. India
as Professor Sinha

Bhai Bahen
as Raja Vikram Pratap

Aaj Aur Kal

Chhoti Si Baat
as Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh

Aradhana
as Air Commodore Ganguly

Jyoti
as Raja Saab

Grahasti
as Harishchandra Khanna

Shakti
as Commissioner of Police

Guddi
as Self

Satyakam
as Satyasharan 'Dadji' Acharya