Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
	Kumar c. 1957
Born	Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911; Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India; (present-day Bihar, India)
Died	10 December 2001 (aged 90); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Dadamoni
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, painter, singer
Years active	1934–1997
Spouse	Shobha Devi (m. 1935)
Children	4, including Preeti Ganguly
Relatives	See Ganguly family; See Mukherjee-Samarth family
Awards	Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1959); 2 Filmfare Award for Best Actor; National Film Award for Best Actor (1969); Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1988); 2 BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi);
Honours	Padma Shri (1962); Padma Bhushan (1999);

Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He was considered the first big star of Hindi cinema as well as the first lead actor to play an anti-hero. 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 also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema.

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