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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Ashok Kumar
Alias (AKA)
Ashok Kumar Dadamoni Kumudlal Ganguly
Sanjay
Birth dateOctober 13, 1911
Birth nameKumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly
Birth place
Presidencies and provinces of British India , Bhagalpur , Bengal Presidency
Date of deathDecember 10, 2001
Place of death
Maharashtra , Mumbai
Residence
Mumbai , Chembur
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