Ashok Kumar

Acting

Born: 1911-10-13
Died: 2001-12-10
From: Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly अशोक कुमारঅশোক কুমার

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.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Padma Bhushan

1999
🏆 Won

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

1995
🏆 Won

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

1988
🏆 Won

National Film Award for Best Actor

Aashirwad

1969
🏆 Won

Padma Shri in arts

1962
🏆 Won

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

1959

Acting200 titles

Directing1 title

Production4 titles

Crew1 title