Acting
Ashok Kumar
Born 1911-10-13
Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Ashok Kumar
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Mr. India
1987
TMDB3.5
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Pakeezah
1972
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Chhoti Si Baat
1976
TMDB3.8
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Mili
1975
TMDB3.8
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Shakti
1982
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Jewel Thief
1967
TMDB3.4
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Aradhana
1969
TMDB3.6
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Superman
1987
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Khubsoorat
1980
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Operation Cobra
1997
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (221 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Love in Bombay | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ankhon Mein Tum Ho | Kapoor | Movie | 1997 |
 | Operation Cobra | Commisioner Gupta | Movie | 1997 |
 | Lathi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Beqabu | Daadu | Movie | 1996 |
| Beqabu | Daadu Raja's ustaad | Movie | 1996 |
 | Jamla Ho Jamla | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | Yuhi Kabhi | God | Movie | 1994 |
 | Humlaa | Devkishan Sharma | Movie | 1992 |
| Aadi Mimansa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Sachai Ki Taqat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Dana Paani | Sinha Lawyer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Clerk | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Intaqaam | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Faisla | Rehman | Movie | 1988 |
 | Superman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Hifazat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Avam | Veshat Ansari | Movie | 1987 |
 | Watan Ke Rakhwale | Prof Peter Fernandes | Movie | 1987 |
 | Mr. India | Professor Sinha | Movie | 1987 |
 | Pyar Ki Jeet | Dr. Kumar | Movie | 1987 |
 | Woh Din Aayega | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Asli Naqli | Driver | Movie | 1986 |
 | Phir Aayee Barsat | Bajaj | Movie | 1985 |
 | Bhago Bhoot Aayaa | Butler | Movie | 1985 |
 | Mera Damad | Ajit Khanna | Movie | 1985 |
 | Tawaif | Mr. Nigam | Movie | 1985 |
 | Duniya | R.D. Puri | Movie | 1984 |
 | Ram Tera Desh | Ram Das | Movie | 1984 |
 | Hum Rahe Na Hum | Professor Mulk Raj | Movie | 1984 |
 | Grahasthi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Farishta | Rai Bahadur | Movie | 1984 |
 | Akalmand | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Mahaan | Rai | Movie | 1983 |
 | Love in Goa | Baburao | Movie | 1983 |
 | Prem Tapasya | Dr. Chowdhary | Movie | 1983 |
 | Haadsaa | Dr. Ved Kapoor | Movie | 1983 |
 | Pasand Apni Apni | Shantilal / Chachaji (Sandeep's uncle) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Anokha Bandhan | Zamindar | Movie | 1982 |
 | Shakti | Commissioner of Police | Movie | 1982 |
 | Shaukeen | Om Prakash Chaudhary | Movie | 1982 |
| Dial 100 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 | |
 | Dard Ka Rishta | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Sumbandh | Advocate Hardayal Mathur | Movie | 1982 |
 | Jail Yatra | Ramnath Verma | Movie | 1981 |
| Mahfil | Raghunath Singh | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Jyoti | Raja Saab | Movie | 1981 |
 | Maan Gaye Ustaad | Jailor | Movie | 1981 |
| Pyar To Hona Hi Tha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Judaai | Retired Justice Umakant Verma | Movie | 1980 |
 | Takkar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Aap Ke Deewane | Inshallah Khan | Movie | 1980 |
 | Khubsoorat | Dwarka Prasad Gupta | Movie | 1980 |
| Khwab | Advocate Joshi | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Sau Din Saas Ke | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Aakhri Insaaf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Janta Hawaldar | Commissioner | Movie | 1979 |
 | Amar Deep | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dil Aur Deewaar | Rai Saheb | Movie | 1978 |
 | Anpadh | Gupta | Movie | 1978 |
 | Apna Khoon | Geeta's Father | Movie | 1978 |
 | Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan | Lala Ganpat Rai | Movie | 1978 |
 | Do Musafir | Kailash Nath | Movie | 1978 |
 | Khatta Meetha | Homi Mistry | Movie | 1978 |
 | Safed Jhooth | Gulati | Movie | 1978 |
 | Tumhare Liye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Anand Ashram | Pratap Narayan Roychoudhary | Movie | 1977 |
 | Hira Aur Patthar | Dr. Anand | Movie | 1977 |
 | Anurodh | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
| Chala Murari Hero Banne | Self | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Dream Girl | Verma | Movie | 1977 |
 | Jadu Tona | Inspector Jolly Goodman | Movie | 1977 |
 | Mastan Dada | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Aap Beati | Kishorilal Kapoor | Movie | 1976 |
 | One Better Than the Other | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Balika Badhu | Aged Amal (voice) | Movie | 1976 |
 | Shankar Dada | Superintendent | Movie | 1976 |
 | Bhanwar | Dr. Verma | Movie | 1976 |
 | Arjun Pandit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Barood | Balraj Gupta - Criminologist | Movie | 1976 |
 | Chhoti Si Baat | Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh | Movie | 1976 |
 | Ha Khel Savlyancha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Harfan Maulaa | Ranjeet | Movie | 1976 |
| Uljhan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 | |
 | Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka | Anand Kumar | Movie | 1975 |
 | Mili | Mr. Khanna | Movie | 1975 |
 | Aakraman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Chori Mera Kaam | Shankar | Movie | 1975 |
 | Prem Nagar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Ujala Hi Ujala | Professor Shyamlal Gupta | Movie | 1974 |
 | Do Phool | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Bada Kabutar | Mama Rampuri | Movie | 1973 |
 | Taxi Driver | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Victoria No. 203 | Raja | Movie | 1972 |
 | Sazaa | Jaggu / Barrister Raghuveer Sahay | Movie | 1972 |
 | Garam Masala | Cameo | Movie | 1972 |
 | Anuraag | Shiv Shankar Rai / Rai Saheb | Movie | 1972 |
 | Pakeezah | Shahabuddin | Movie | 1972 |
 | Zameen Aasmaan | Shanti Swaroop | Movie | 1972 |
 | Rakhi Aur Hathkadi | Thakur Virendra Singh | Movie | 1972 |
 | Dil Daulat Duniya | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Maalik | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Zindagi Zindagi | Choudhury Ramprasad | Movie | 1972 |
 | Guddi | Self | Movie | 1971 |
 | Naya Zamana | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Adhikar | Barrister Shukla | Movie | 1971 |
 | Umeed | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
| Adhikar | Presenter | Movie | 1971 |
 | Door Ka Raahi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Hum Tum Aur Woh | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Kangan | Lakshmipati 'Rajaji' | Movie | 1971 |
 | Journey | Dr. Chandra | Movie | 1970 |
 | Sharafat | Jagatram | Movie | 1970 |
 | Maa Aur Mamta | William | Movie | 1970 |
 | Purab Aur Pachhim | Bharat's Guru / Dad | Movie | 1970 |
 | Jawab | Zamindar Uma Shankar | Movie | 1970 |
 | Sau Saal Beet Gaye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Aradhana | Air Commodore Ganguly | Movie | 1969 |
 | Do Bhai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Satyakam | Satyasharan 'Dadji' Acharya | Movie | 1969 |
 | Bhai Bahen | Raja Vikram Pratap | Movie | 1969 |
 | Pyar Ka Sapna | Shankarnath | Movie | 1969 |
 | Intaquam | Heeralal Mehra | Movie | 1969 |
 | Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool | Vidyanand | Movie | 1968 |
 | Aabroo | Advocate P.K. Anand | Movie | 1968 |
 | Aashirwad | Shivnath 'Joggi Thakur' Choudhary | Movie | 1968 |
 | Dil Aur Mohabbat | Supt. of Police Choudhry | Movie | 1968 |
 | Jewel Thief | Arjun Singh | Movie | 1967 |
 | Mehrban | Shanti Swarup | Movie | 1967 |
 | Hatey Bazarey | Mukherjee | Movie | 1967 |
 | Bahu Begum | Nawab Sikander Mirza | Movie | 1967 |
 | Nai Roshni | Professor Kumar (as Padmashree Ashok Kumar) | Movie | 1967 |
 | Mamta | Manish Roy | Movie | 1966 |
 | Afsana | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Daadi Maa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Bheegi Raat | Anand | Movie | 1965 |
 | Chand Aur Suraj | Chanderprakash Atmaram Malik / Chander | Movie | 1965 |
| Bahu Beti | Judge | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Oonche Log | Major Chandrakant | Movie | 1965 |
 | Aadhi Raat Ke Baad | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Shevatcha Malusara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Aakash Deep | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Benazir | Nawab | Movie | 1964 |
 | Pooja Ke Phool | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Phoolon Ki Sej | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Chitralekha | Yogi Kumargiri | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mere Mehboob | Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bandini | Bikash Ghosh | Movie | 1963 |
 | Gumrah | Barrister Ashok | Movie | 1963 |
 | Grahasti | Harishchandra Khanna | Movie | 1963 |
 | Meri Surat Teri Ankhen | Pyare | Movie | 1963 |
 | Ustadon Ke Ustad | Saaya | Movie | 1963 |
 | Aaj Aur Kal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke | Advocate Buom Kesh Mukherjee | Movie | 1963 |
 | Aarti | Dr. Prakash | Movie | 1962 |
 | Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath | Dr. Mehta | Movie | 1962 |
 | Rakhi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Dharmputra | Nawab Badruddin | Movie | 1961 |
 | Masoom | Khan | Movie | 1960 |
 | Hospital | Saibal | Movie | 1960 |
 | Kanoon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Dhool Ka Phool | Defence Lawyer | Movie | 1959 |
 | Kangan | Sharad | Movie | 1959 |
 | Night Club | Inspector Kishore | Movie | 1958 |
 | Dawn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Howrah Bridge | Prem Kumar | Movie | 1958 |
 | Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi | Brijmohan Sharma | Movie | 1958 |
 | Sitaron Se Aage | Rajesh Babu | Movie | 1958 |
 | Raagini | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Karigar | Shankar Mohite | Movie | 1958 |
 | Sone Ki Chidiya | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Light House | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Mr. X | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Ek Saal | Suresh Kumar | Movie | 1957 |
 | Bhai-Bhai | Ashok Kumar | Movie | 1956 |
| Restless | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Ek-Hi-Rasta | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Inspector | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Bandish | Kamal Roy | Movie | 1955 |
| Lakeeren | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 | |
 | Nagma | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Shole | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Parineeta | Shekhar Rai | Movie | 1953 |
| Parineeta | Producer | Movie | 1953 |
| Dream House | Self | Movie | 1953 | |
 | Nau Bahar | Ashok | Movie | 1952 |
 | Bewafa | Ashok | Movie | 1952 |
 | Tamasha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
| Nau Bahar | Producer | Movie | 1952 |
 | Deedar | Dr. Kishore | Movie | 1951 |
 | Afsana | Ratan Kumar and Chaman Kumar | Movie | 1951 |
 | Samadhi | Shekhar | Movie | 1950 |
 | Sangram | Kunwar / Rajkumar / Raje | Movie | 1950 |
 | Adhi Raat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Mahal | Hari Shankar | Movie | 1949 |
| Mahal | Producer | Movie | 1949 |
 | Sajan | Prakash | Movie | 1947 |
 | Shikari | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
 | Eight Days | Shamsher Singh | Movie | 1946 |
| Eight Days | Director | Movie | 1946 |
| Eight Days | Producer | Movie | 1946 |
 | Begum | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | Humayun | Badshah Naseerudin Humayun | Movie | 1945 |
 | Chal Chal Re Naujawan | Arjun | Movie | 1944 |
 | Najma | Yusuf Khan | Movie | 1943 |
 | Kismet | Shekhar / Madan | Movie | 1943 |
 | Jhoola | Ramesh | Movie | 1941 |
 | Anjan | Dr. Ajit Kumar | Movie | 1941 |
 | Naya Sansar | Puran | Movie | 1941 |
 | Bandhan | Nirmal | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Rebel | Vijay | Movie | 1940 |
| Kangan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Nirmala | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Prem Kahani | Jagat | Movie | 1937 |
 | Savitri | Satyaran | Movie | 1937 |
 | Izzat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 |
 | Untouchable Girl | Pratap | Movie | 1936 |
 | Jeevan Naiya | Ranjit | Movie | 1936 |
 | Janmabhoomi | Ajay | Movie | 1936 |
 | Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi | Brijmohan | Movie | — |
 | Khiladi | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |