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My Take
Ashok Kumar fascinates me less as a list of awards than as a living bridge to the very birth of Indian cinema. A Calcutta University graduate who jumped into a disreputable young industry in the 1930s and became its first superstar, he had the nerve to play the first anti-hero too. What I admire most is his refusal to stay in one lane: actor, director, producer, even singer, working almost to his nineties. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan feel less like trophies than like a nation acknowledging a man who helped invent its dream factory. He earned every bit of that reverence.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ashok Kumar
- Name (Japanese)
- アショーク・クマール
- Reading
- あしょーく・くまーる
- Born
- October 13, 1911 – December 10, 2001
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Calcutta
Awards & achievements
- 1959 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1995 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1988 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- 1999 Padma Bhushan
- 1969 National Film Award for Best Actor
- 1962 Padma Shri in arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ashok Kumar born?
October 13, 1911 – December 10, 2001.
Where is Ashok Kumar from?
Ashok Kumar is from Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur district, India.
What does Ashok Kumar do?
Ashok Kumar works as actor, film director, film producer, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.