Ashok Kumar

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.

Known For

Mr. India

as Professor Sinha

Pakeezah

as Shahabuddin

Chhoti Si Baat

as Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh

Jewel Thief

as Arjun Singh

Shakti

as Commissioner of Police

Aradhana

as Air Commodore Ganguly

Khubsoorat

as Dwarka Prasad Gupta

Bandini

as Bikash Ghosh

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

as Brijmohan Sharma

Operation Cobra

as Commisioner Gupta