Ashok Kumar: ashok kumar was the first superstar of Bollywood, interesting is the story behind getting a role in the debut film
Ashok Kumar, the famous and veteran actor of hindi cinema, is not interested in any identity. Even today the actor is not among us, but his performance is still alive in the minds of people. ashok kumar, who won the hearts of people with his acting in the 40s and 50s, was popularly known as Dada Muni. Born on october 13, 1911, in Bhagalpur, ashok Kumar's real name was Kumudlal Ganguly. But when he came on the big screen, his name was ashok kumar and he came to be called the first superstar of Bollywood. Today, on the occasion of the actor's birthday, we are going to tell you some things related to his life.
Ashok Kumar, who did more than 300 films in his career, was recognized as an anti-hero. He played the anti-hero character in 'Kismat', which held the record for 196 consecutive weeks at the Chitra cinema hall in Kolkata. At the same time, in 1936, he made his big screen debut in bombay Talkies' film 'Jeevan Naiya'. His performance in this film was highly appreciated, but there is an interesting anecdote behind getting this character.
In fact, in 1994, ashok kumar, who was working as a lab assistant in New theater, was called by his brother-in-law working in bombay Talkies. In 1936, during the production of bombay Talkies' jeevan Naiya, the lead actor fell ill, after which the owner of bombay Talkies Himanshu Rai noticed ashok kumar and requested him to act in the film. In this way, ashok kumar got his first break and after that, he worked in many films like 'Kangan', 'Bandhan', and 'And Jhula and became the first superstar of Bollywood. Not only this, the actor had made his mark from house to house by working in many serials of Doordarshan.
Ashok Kumar was the elder brother of kishore Kumar. The actor had also stopped celebrating his birthday because of his younger brother. kishore kumar died on the day of the actor's 76th birthday. In such a situation, on the day of his brother's death anniversary, ashok kumar stopped celebrating his birthday. kishore kumar died due to a heart attack. At the same time, let us tell you that apart from acting, the veteran actor also used to practice as a painter and homeopathy.
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