Ashok Kumar
Indian actor (1911-2001) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Ashok Kumar was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first superstar of Indian cinema as well as the first lead actor to play an anti-hero.
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Operation CobraFilm, Commisioner Gupta1995Filmfare Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1989
ClerkFilm1988Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAward1986
Asli NaqliFilm, Driver1983
MahaanFilm, Rai1978
Khatta MeethaFilm, Homi Mistry1976
BaroodFilm, Balraj Gupta - Criminologist1972
PakeezahFilm, Shahabuddin1970
Purab Aur PachhimFilm, Bharat's Guru / Dad1969National Film Award for Best ActorAward1968
AashirwadFilm, Shivnath 'Joggi Thakur' Choudhary1966
MamtaFilm, Manish Roy1962Padma Shri in artsAward1960
KanoonFilm1959Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardAward1958
Chalti Ka Naam GaadiFilm, Brijmohan Sharma1949
MahalFilm, Producer1936
Untouchable GirlFilm, Pratap1911Born13 October 1911People around Ashok
Pran Also in Mere Mehboob and Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Hema Malini Also in Chhoti Si Baat, Sharafat and Naya Zamana
Dharmendra Also in Bandini, Chhoti Si Baat and Mamta
Mithun Chakraborty Also in Watan Ke Rakhwale and Amar Deep
Meena Kumari Also in Pakeezah, Ek Hi Raasta and Chitralekha
Rajesh Khanna Also in Aradhana and Amar Deep
Rahul Dev Burman Wrote Khubsoorat, Mahaan and Adhikar
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Produced Khubsoorat, Aashirwad and Mili
Basu Chatterjee Directed Chhoti Si Baat and Khatta Meetha
Baldev Raj Chopra Produced Dhool Ka Phool and Chhoti Si Baat- Deven Verma Also in Amar Deep, Oonche Log and Maalik
- Shakti Samanta Directed Howrah Bridge, Anand Ashram and Anurodh
David Abraham Cheulkar Also in Khatta Meetha, Bhai-Bhai and Daadi Maa
Franz Osten Directed Achhoot Kanya and Jeevan Naiya
Phani Majumdar Directed Aarti, Akashdeep and Oonche Log
Satyen Bose Directed Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)- Brij Sadanah Directed Ustadon Ke Ustad and Do Bhai
Sunil Dutt Also in Gumrah and Ek Hi Raasta
Nanda Also in Dhool Ka Phool, Kanoon and Akashdeep- Nirupa Roy Also in Aabroo, Purab Aur Paschim and Anurodh
Sachin Dev Burman Wrote Aradhana, Bandini and Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi- Vinod Mehra Also in Anuraag, Amar Deep and Anurodh
Jeetendra Also in Judaai, Jyoti Bane Jwala and Do Bhai
Bimal Roy Directed Bandini and Parineeta
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He also became the first star to reinvent himself, enjoying a long and hugely successful career as a character actor. He was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India. He received the Padma Shri in 1962 and Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
