Date of birth: 1911-10-13
Place of birth: Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly , अशोक कुमार, অশোক কুমার
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.
1958-06-26
Kundan is a medical student but just before getting the degree he got implicated in a murder charge
1954-01-01
Bollywood film
1956-01-01
A Bollywood film.
1970-01-01
Bharat is a patriotic Indian who's father was an Independence fighter. He goes to London and is disa
1972-01-01
When a difficult man falls blind, he alienates his family and caretakers even further.
1974-01-01
Story of Anuradha who is an alcoholic
1969-01-01
Raja Saheb (Ashok Kumar) is a rich man, strict father to sons Virendra (Sunil Dutt) and Mahendra. On
1976-05-07
Anoop loves Roopa D'Souza, and will do anything to marry her. But Roopa has some doubts about him. E
1980-02-26
Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do co
1978-08-03
Kindly Dr. Gupta (Ashok Kumar) is preparing to retire, and hopes to marry his daughter Jyoti (Zarina
1983-04-19
Teenage love story of a Catholic girl from Goa and a Hindu boy.
1984-08-01
When Sunita, a middle-class girl, marries Prem, a rich man, she is ill-treated and not respected, as
1958-02-28
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in lov
1978-01-06
Homi Mistry (Ashok Kumar) has been a widower for several years now, and looks after his four sons, t
1984-03-23
Rai Bahadur is a wealthy man who lives in a palatial home with his grand-daughter, Pinky, and grands
1982-01-01
Time is running out for Khushbu, Ravi Sharma(Sunil Dutt)'s daughter. Her leukemia can be cured only
1983-01-01
Asha lives in poverty with her alcoholic father in Bombay, before being sold to an impotent husband.
1937-01-29
Based in Central India, a story about struggle of a young man belonging to Bheel (an adivasi) tribe
1983-01-01
Geeta, a stage artist in Star Theatre Company, takes a ride in industrialist Sandeep Anand's car and
1976-01-09
Arun is a timid accountant in Bombay who dreams of romancing Prabha, but is too shy to share his fee
1960-11-25
Set in the early 1960s in a large Indian city. The story of three orphaned children, the eldest of w
1963-01-01
In 1930s British-ruled Bengal, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convicted murderer with past con
1991-07-18
Aadi Mimansa is the story of two feuding families located at the edge of a tranquil small town in Od
1972-02-04
A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger f
1972-01-01
Drama about a family in India.
1977-01-01
This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to
1975-04-30
Bhola Nath is a young petty criminal/robber/pickpocket whom works with a female acomplice and his fo
1987-04-19
The story surrounds the lives of Dr. Rehman (Shashi Kapoor) who believes in saving the lives of the
1972-12-08
Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disgu
1936-04-03
A nationalist rural drama. The plot has Ajau and his girl friend Protima working on behalf of Indian
1978-01-01
Kamla does his best to protect a young woman who reminds him of his slain sister, but it turns out t
1967-04-01
The story of Dr. Mukherjee, a highly respected civil surgeon in a small tribal district headquarters
1981-05-26
Widower Raghunath Singh lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his daughter, Shalini. While making a pr
1958-07-18
When Bindu's brother is murdered by a night club owner, she decides to take things in her own hands
1946-01-01
Shamsher Singh (Kumar), a discharged military officer who wants to settle down as a farmer. His marr
1940-08-10
Beena, a young village girl and Nirmal love each other. When Suresh decides to create rift between t
1976-08-20
In a village circa the British rule in India, lives a young school-going male named Amal, who is sho
1963-01-01
Meena, a young woman in love with a singer named Rajendra. But after her sister dies, Meena is force
1981-05-06
Sunanda will not hear of her son marrying a poor villager's daughter, and she convinces him that Gau
1957-07-19
The film tells the story of Professor Dinanath who invents a potion that can make anyone who takes i
1962-08-03
An unemployed young man named Deepak (Pradeep Kumar) saves Aarti Gupta (Meena Kumari), a hardworking
1968-06-18
Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed
1976-03-06
In front of a six-year-old boy, gangsters kill his father. It turns out that police inspector Saxena
1947-01-01
Prakash (Ashok Kumar) is returning home after eleven years from UK, and is now on a train for his jo
1983-08-12
A lawyer goes into hiding after being falsely accused of committing a crime, while his wife gives bi
1969-01-01
In order to study abroad in Great Britain, Ramesh agrees to marry a village girl named Sudha, but re
The sequel to Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
1972-03-02
Bombay-based Rajesh lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle with his parents, mom - a housewife and dad - a
1977-01-01
The story revolves around a young woman (Hema Malini), who plays five different characters in the fi
1982-04-16
Three friends, in their 60s, try to do everything that they couldn't do in their younger days - befo
1966-01-01
Gopal escapes from prison and finds shelter hos Shekhar, a man who hates all women.
1965-10-03
After a disgraced man's accidental death, the lives of his family change drastically when they recei
1949-10-19
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée
1989-06-15
Charged with the brutal killing of Savitri and Kutti, facing a death-sentence, or life in prison, ac
1968-10-20
After being betrayed by the woman he loves, a doctor is accused of killing her husband.
1978-07-28
Film starring Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ashok Kumar
1982-01-01
A wealthy female student has a conflict with professor, which does get resolved, but a scandal ensue
1953-09-26
The Maharaja of Roop Nagar offered in marriage his niece to the arrogant Rajkumar of Prem Nagar, but
2013-08-02
This film is a simple story of a village boy, Baadal (Joy Mukherjee) who meets a girl from the city,
1968-01-01
Widowed by the sudden passing of his wife, Superintendent of Police, Choudhry, brings up his son, Ra
1952-01-01
A rich blind man who falls for a poor girl, regains his sight and is forced to marry a wealthy girl
1963-01-01
Drama about a large Indian family coping with revelations about the fathers past.
1958-01-01
Film starring Ashok Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.
1980-03-19
Two students are framed for molesting a girl and must leave college. To make ends meet, they pose as
1936-08-15
An "untouchable" girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system and the gossip of
1970-10-01
Neela and Avinash are medical students, and are attracted to each other. But Avinash is poor and wan
1985-07-10
1980-01-01
Pratap Kumar Srivastav travels from Shyam Nagar to Bombay, and gets hired by his father's friend, Ra
1984-05-13
Widower Shankar lives a middle-class lifestyle in India along with daughters, Sudha and Guddiya, and
1984-06-06
1996-10-13
Story about a man whose past comes back to haunt him.
1996-10-13
Story about a man whose past comes back to haunt him.
1986-10-17
Seth Laxmi Narayan and his wife had a son who was separated at an early age. The only clue they have
1967-01-01
The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who l
1969-01-01
Reeta Mehra gets a job at a department store to support her ailing mother. After she refuses sexual
1977-01-01
A family is plagued by the vengeful spirit of a murdered man who uses the body of an innocent child
1965-08-16
A blind, principled Major Chandrakant takes in a stranger on the run, unaware the man murdered his y
1943-02-01
A former theater owner and his crippled daughter live in poverty until a chance encounter with a you
1972-05-18
An intelligence officer disguises himself as a thief to try and recover a fortune worth of stolen go
1975-06-20
Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surro
1959-01-01
While helping her friend evade a blackmailer, a woman fears she might have committed manslaughter.
1967-10-27
Vinay finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief. To clear his name, he joins ha
1961-12-28
The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
1987-08-14
Baffling the authorities, a secret organization with powerful connections is creating havoc and gett
1958-06-15
Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and
1982-04-02
It is a tragedy that few people know about this gem. It has everything great random songs, comedy, t
1997-12-05
When Interpol officer Kyle Connors, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, watches his partner die in an explosion
1975-07-22
After a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he ima
1987-05-25
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's inv
1939-01-01
Classic Bollywood film starring Leela Chitnis and Ashok Kumar.
1967-02-03
On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy
1960-01-08
A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer'
1943-07-30
Najma is a 1943 Indian film directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Ashok Kumar and Veena. The film's
1977-10-14
A romantic family drama spanning three generations.
1985-06-21
A young girl has returned to India from London to see her old dying uncle. But she is unaware of pre
1937-10-13
Two widowed sisters thwart a love match when they try to arrange marriages for their respective chil
1938-10-14
Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends c
1982-12-14
A woman takes care of a young boy as her own son, and the challenges that follow.
1965-01-01
A scientist renowned for creating a potion that makes him invisible is framed for the murder of his
1992-05-29
Shiva reunites with his brother Bhawani, who was kicked out of their family home some time ago due t
1980-04-18
A wicked stepmother and her brother attempt to kill her stepson but he survives, and years later re-
1970-04-14
Father Henry (Rehman) entrusts a newly-born infant in the care of an unwed Maya (Nutan), leaving her
1970-01-01
Raja (Jeetendra) lives with his widowed sister Divya (Meena Kumari) in a small village. He is consta
1978-01-01
Gauri and Prakash are in love and get intimate. Their ways are separate, and Prakash must marry Renu
1964-01-01
Nirmal Verma and Karuna are attracted to each other, while the former is touring that part of the co
1968-12-31
Principal Vidyanand (Ashok Kumar) is a hardworking and diligent person. Due to his honesty, he gets
1976-10-28
The Kapoor family consists of Kishorilal, his wife Lajjo, son, Prakash, and daughter, Geeta. Kishori
1979-01-01
Film starring Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar and Yogeeta Bali
1970-08-01
A man takes in his daughter's fiance only to learn that he has been frequenting a prostitute under t
1973-01-01
In order to extract a huge sum of money from underworld don, Dharamdas, Mama Rampuri and his nephew,
1978-09-05
Vijay (Jeetendra) is a Crime Reporter and very often helps the police in apprehending criminals. Whe
1985-03-08
Utpal Dutt stars as Chaudhry, a landowner who comes to town looking to get his daughter Sunita (Zari
1953-01-23
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belongin
1956-01-01
Amar and Malti live an idyllic, loving life with their son Raja. However, Amar makes enemies in his
1951-01-01
Ratan and Chaman are twins brothers who love the same girl, Meera. During a fair, all three are sepa
1987-08-31
Indian Army Captain Amar Kumar lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been assoc
1963-01-01
Raj Kumar is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla, becomes pregn
1971-01-01
Door Ka Rahi is story of a person named "Prashant" who is on the travel for the wellness of society,
1964-01-01
Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film, directed by Kidar Sharma, starring Ashok
1963-01-01
An impoverished Engineer in love with a wealthy woman goes on the run after becoming a suspect in a
1984-10-12
Framed for a crime he didn't commit, Mohan Kumar loses his wife, son and freedom, then he emerges fr
1941-03-29
Premchand, an idealistic newspaper editor, is in love with Asha, an orphan he raised. Asha, however,
1966-02-27
The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less pri
1969-01-02
Circa British Rule in India, Satyapriya Archarya lives a modest yet noble lifestyle with his grandfa
1963-01-02
While studying in Aligarh Muslim University, Anwar Hussain Anwar falls in love with a veiled woman a
1951-01-02
A traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart
1987-09-18
Although Satya Prakash's wife Laxmi makes him marry Rukmini for an heir, both wives give birth to so
1956-04-20
A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok
1978-06-25
Bijli's life crashes when her lover Raju dies tragically in an accident. She is in for a bigger shoc
1962-01-01
After meeting the love of his life at his sister's wedding, Deepak decides to take Rajini to meet hi
1975-07-09
Vishal is a poet and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his widowed and wheelchair-bound mom. He is
1964-04-03
Balraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija
1988-11-11
Intaqaam (English: "Revenge") is an Indian action revenge film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and releas
1972-01-01
Udharchand Shikarpuri is a homeless man who lives in Bombay albeit under the roof of multi-millionai
1975-05-14
Drama about a major in the Indian army and his impending arranged marriage.
1979-01-01
Raja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the don, Ra
1977-05-09
A young crusader struggles to free the poor peasants from the clutches of the corrupt trustees of th
1972-01-01
After marrying Rajesh and Savitri must face their many differences, among which the most crucial is
1976-07-22
An honest police officer's life is shattered when he refuses to be corrupted in this crime drama fro
1981-09-07
Raju comes from a middle-class family, and lives with his mother. He meets with nurse Shobha, and bo
1971-05-07
A hopeful writer, poor but educated Anoop attacks the ruthless exploitation of the lower classes by
1973-03-21
A wealthy man disowns his two irresponsible sons to teach them a lesson. One of them plays a prank b
1977-02-11
Mr. Choudhary does not approve of his son, Arun, indulging in singing songs and music. He wants him
1989-06-23
In trying to gather evidence against smuggler Narendra, a journalist, Nandanda, is killed by a maske
1981-01-01
Farmer Chandan Singh lives a simple in the village until his wife is molested by a local goon
1978-07-31
Inspector Verma is shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a criminal. He takes
1971-09-24
A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is c
1964-06-19
Sibling rivalry abounds in this film about two privileged brothers, Anwar and Nawab, and the women w
1965-09-27
Shanta, a widow who wants to question the orthodox society, falls in love with Shekhar, a poet. In h
1994-01-01
Rajoo lives alone and works in a decent company. He also has a girlfriend, who he intends to marry,
1959-12-11
The story of an abandoned Hindu child who is found and raised by a Muslim man.
1969-11-07
Vandana's husband, Arun, gets killed in an air crash after they secretly get married but no one acce
1974-05-24
Karan hires Lata as his secretary and asks her to move to one of his cottages with her family. Howev
1950-12-31
Shekhar falls in love with Lilly D'Souza, a performer, only to discover she is a British spy. He han
1981-01-01
Made in 1981
1950-12-31
After the death of his wife, a policeman fails to up-bring his only son in a good way and spoils him
1989-03-27
A story about the trials and tribulations of retired soldier Satyapati and his sons
1972-01-01
This movie revolves around a village hospital that was built by a generous hearted man, Choudhury Ra
1965-01-01
An unusual Marathi war movie which mobilises and updates a historical/regional chauvinism associated
1967-04-21
Mehrban is a 1967 Hindi language film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It is a remake of Bhimsi
1995-03-01
A father does not want to give his sons a share from his property. However, both brothers outsmart h
1957-01-01
The father of a dying woman pays a con artist to make his daughter's final year a happy one.
1976-09-18
A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different
1971-01-01
Vijay is in love with Arti, but while he tries to woo her he becomes embroiled in a murderous plot t
1970-01-01
The marriage between a Rajput and a tribal girl wreaks havoc in the local community
1980-09-26
The wealthy doctor Shashikant marries a servant girl, the much-loved Gauri. When an old flame makes
1987-01-01
The dramatic events in the family of Assistant Police Commissioner Anand Sani began when he arrested
1985-01-01
A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without r
1984-01-01
Tamil-speaking Priya and Punjabi-speaking Dr. Kiran meet and fall in love with each other, and get m
1963-01-01
An over-bearing oppressive emperor continues to preside over a region in post-independent India alon
1952-01-01
A wealthy heiress's life is tragically upturned when she discovers her illegitimate, look-alike sist
1976-04-16
Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directe
1956-01-01
Inspector is a 1956 Bollywood thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. It starred Ashok Kumar, Geet
1971-04-28
Shyam falls in love with Radha, but his father has arranged his wedding to Meera
1936-05-02
Lata, daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas and is engaged to marry
1941-12-27
Two half-brothers, Mahesh and Ramesh, whose paths cross with Geeta, a spirited village girl. As both
1966-01-01
Parvati seeks to heal the breach between her husband and his mother
1958-01-01
Binda, an old musician in a village near Bombay, has brought up his son Rajan, in the hope that one
1940-01-15
An allegory of contemporary political attitudes presented in terms of differing approaches to the i
1952-01-01
Fed up of Dilip's involvement with gold digging actress Nayantara, Dilip's uncle pretends to be grav
1965-12-10
A struggling artist accidentally kills a man on a "wet night." Unbeknownst to him, a wealthy witness
1980-01-01
Widowed Bhavanidevi rules her palatial home with an iron hand. Nothing is permitted to be touched or
1965-01-01
Shankar, who saw his poor father die a disappointed death, works very hard and goes on to become a m
1983-04-15
A man falls in love with an attractive woman, reluctant at first; she accepts his proposal for marri
1962-01-01
Siblings Rakhi and Raju are orphaned at a young age but grow up to become successful entrepreneurs.
1980-01-01
Bollywood 1980.
1997-12-26
Lovers separate in an attempt to avoid the horrible fates foretold by an astrologer.
1971-01-01
Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He i
1963-01-01
A commercial pilot is arrested and charged with killing his wife's lover.
1982-09-22
A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.
1958-01-01
A wealthy man is thrilled about becoming a parent and is pleased when his wife gives birth to a son.
1960-08-26
Sarbari and Saibal are both successful doctors and in love. However, Saibal comes from an affluent f
1976-01-01
When Indumati gets possessed by the spirit of her servant, Shekhar, a doctor who wants to marry her,
1953-01-01
Visit to Ashok Kumar home.
1946-04-12
Shikari is a Bollywood film released in 1946, directed by Savak B. Vacha, starring Ashok Kumar, Kish
1955-01-01
Mahender has been responsible for the upbringing of Tomato, a young child at a very early age. Now M
1945-07-27
The film follows Humayun’s rise to the throne, his struggles to maintain the empire, and his conflic
1941-09-27
In a feudal household ruled by the stern Ranima, a poor governess, Indira (Devika Rani), finds herse
1944-12-02
A tale of estranged friends and their children, Chal Chal Re Naujawan reveals how past betrayals and
1945-08-10
A social drama centered on a romance between its leading stars, Naseem Bano and Ashok Kumar, set wit
1937-07-02
The love story from the 'Mahabharata'. Savitri, a heroine born through divine benediction to Ashwapa
1988-08-06
Three convicts escape from prison to avenge the rape and death of one of their daughters', and get i
1958-01-01
An impoverished orphan is first abused by her extended family, and then exploited after she becomes
1958-01-01
A 1958 Hindi film directed by G. P. Sippy and starring Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Johnny Walker.
1950-06-30
Set in the deepest moments of midnight, a desperate individual races against the clock to expose a d
A charming and reckless man finds his easy-going life of adventure and romance suddenly threatened w