Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (Bengali: অশোক কুমার গাঙ্গুলী) (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), Born Kumudlal Ganguly (Bengali: কুমুদলাল গাঙ্গুলী) and also fondly called Dadamoni, (Bengali: দাদামণি) was an Indian film actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India and also received the Padma Bhushan the same year in 1998 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
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Alias (AKA) | Ashok Kumar Dadamoni Kumudlal Ganguly Sanjay |
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Birth date | October 13, 1911 |
Birth name | Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly |
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Date of death | December 10, 2001 |
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