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Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He was considered the first big superstar [ 1 ] of Hindi cinema as well as the first lead actor to play an anti-hero.
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- Besides being a brilliant actor, Ashok Kumar also practised homeopathy. He could often solve illnesses that doctors couldn't manage to tackle. He was also a good painter.
- Before getting a chance in films, Ashok Kumar used to work as a lab assistant at the Bombay Talkies.
- His introduction to films was purely an accident. He got the lead role in Jeevan Naiya (1936), a Bombay Talkies production. The film's hero Najmul Hassan had eloped with heroine Devika Rani, who happened to be the wife of studio head Himanshu Rai.
- His first big hit was Achhut Kanya (1936), where he was again paired with Devika Rani. The film was about a Brahmin boy falling in love with a girl from the 'untouchable' class.
Oct 13, 2011 · A law student before he joined Bombay Talkies as a laboratory technician, Ashok Kumar modelled his role as a judge in B.R. Chopra's Kanoon on M.C. Chagla (the chief justice of the Bombay High Court 1948-58, who also served as a union minister). His unconventional and average looks never posed a problem for him.
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Famous by the name Dadamoni, which means “jewel of an elder brother.” He is noted for his tremendous performances in various films such as Achhut Kannya (1936), Bandhan (1940), and Kismet (1943).
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Oct 13, 2020 · Ashok Kumar launched Ashok Kumar Productions with his first venture Parineeta, based on a story by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. In 1952, Betaab and Nau Bahar did well, while 1953 had him working in Bimal Roy’s classic Sarat Chandra adaptation Parineeta with Meena Kumari.
With his classic Bengali good looks, a mischievous smile and exceptional histrionic abilities, Ashok Kumar was the first to bring to Indian cinema the spontaneous “natural” acting style, in an era when theatrical gestures and melodramatic expressions were considered mandatory for “acting”.
Ashok Kumar was one of India's most famous actors for over half a century, from before independence to the cusp of the new millennia! As a young assistant to Bengali film-maker Himanshu Rai, he got his start in acting by accident when he volunteered to substitute for the lead actor, Jeevan Naya (1936), who fell ill before production on...
