Ashok Kumar-Biography
Ashok Kumar was October 13, 1911. He was an Indian Bollywood actor. Ashok broke from the theatrical style then common in Indian film towards a more naturalistic method. Altogether, Ashok Kumar starred in over 275 films.
Ashok Kumar was also respectfully called as Dadamoni. Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar did a string of films after this including Izzat 1937, Savitri 1937 and Nirmala 1938. But Devika was the bigger star and Ashok Kumar was definitely in her shadow.
Ashok Kumar came into his own with three films opposite Leela Chitnis: Kangan in 1939, Bandhan in 1940, Jhoola in 1941, singing his own songs as was the custom then. Ashok Kumar acquitted himself creditably and came away with several hits including most famously Main Ban ka Panchhi.
Ashok was also not afraid to take risks and was one of the first anti-heroes of Indian Cinema with his role in Kismet in 1943. This movie went on to create a record for the highest grossing film in India at the time of its release.
He produced several films for Bombay Talkies during the final years of the company including the famous Mahal in 1949 in which he co-starred with Madhubala. In the 1950s, he played the suave cigarette-smoking criminal or police officer in several films.
In the late 1960s Dadamoni switched to character roles playing the parent, grandparent, dirty old man and suave criminal, being careful never to be typecast. He paired up 20 times with the queen of tragedy, and one of the best actresses ever seen in Bollywood, Meena Kumari, in films such as Parineeta, Bahu Begum, Pakeezah, Ek hi Raasta, Bandish, Aarti and many more.
He acted in fewer films in the 1980s and 1990s and occasionally appeared on television. His last film role was in Aankhon Mein Tum Ho in 1997. Ashok Kumar died at the age of 90 in Mumbai.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ub2eXtUQiF3WvpVjvEQWAtzWfby1cgy2nAl0zPoVAyIqU9FL9Thi_Niuny3ZNyruXxxTn88H9Rca7BBtP1G423tq3nB6xfw1L-4zp1uf9jHj0r9xRY7pF5hdgru_Bpxn45O3Oup5dNXmmLHiDY-aBl=s0-d)
Ashok Kumar was also respectfully called as Dadamoni. Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar did a string of films after this including Izzat 1937, Savitri 1937 and Nirmala 1938. But Devika was the bigger star and Ashok Kumar was definitely in her shadow.
Ashok Kumar came into his own with three films opposite Leela Chitnis: Kangan in 1939, Bandhan in 1940, Jhoola in 1941, singing his own songs as was the custom then. Ashok Kumar acquitted himself creditably and came away with several hits including most famously Main Ban ka Panchhi.
Ashok was also not afraid to take risks and was one of the first anti-heroes of Indian Cinema with his role in Kismet in 1943. This movie went on to create a record for the highest grossing film in India at the time of its release.
He produced several films for Bombay Talkies during the final years of the company including the famous Mahal in 1949 in which he co-starred with Madhubala. In the 1950s, he played the suave cigarette-smoking criminal or police officer in several films.
In the late 1960s Dadamoni switched to character roles playing the parent, grandparent, dirty old man and suave criminal, being careful never to be typecast. He paired up 20 times with the queen of tragedy, and one of the best actresses ever seen in Bollywood, Meena Kumari, in films such as Parineeta, Bahu Begum, Pakeezah, Ek hi Raasta, Bandish, Aarti and many more.
He acted in fewer films in the 1980s and 1990s and occasionally appeared on television. His last film role was in Aankhon Mein Tum Ho in 1997. Ashok Kumar died at the age of 90 in Mumbai.
Pradeep Kumar-Biography
Pradeep Kumar was born in early 1925 in West Bengal He was an Bengali and Hindi film actor. When Pradeep Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. Pradeep started his film career in Bengali films. His notable roles Bengali films were in Alaknanda(1947) directed by renowned filmmaker Debaki Bose and in '42 (1951).
Kumar then shifted to Bombay and Filmistan studios, and had an important role in the film Anand Math (1952). Kumar played the lead role with Bina Rai in Anarkali (1953) and with Vyjayanthimala in Nagin (1954).
Both films were very popular and had songs that added to the movies success. Pradeep Kumar had a spate of releases in the second half of the 1950s. He did not enjoy as much success in the 1960s, though Ghunghat (1960) , Taj Mahal (1963) and Aarti were successful.
Pradeep Kumar also worked with Meena Kumari in seven films that were Adal-E-Jahangir, Bandhan, Chitralekha, Bahu Begum, Bheegi Raat, Aarti and Noor Jahan and with Mala Sinha in eight films - Naya Zamana, Hemlet, Badshah, Detective, Faishon, Ek Shola, Duniya Na Maane, Mitti Mein Sona.
Kumar did not get to act in lead roles with the newer heroines of the 1960s like Sadhana, Saira Banu, Babita or Sharmila Tagore, though he did work with Asha Parekh in Ghunghat and Meri Surat Teri Aankhen and with Waheeda Rehman in Raakhi(1963).
In 1969, he moved to character roles with Sambandh, but did not have many visible roles till Razia Sultan in 1983. Pradeep also won the Kalakar Award-Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 1999. This royal actor died in Calcutta on October 28, 2001, at the age of 76.
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Kumar then shifted to Bombay and Filmistan studios, and had an important role in the film Anand Math (1952). Kumar played the lead role with Bina Rai in Anarkali (1953) and with Vyjayanthimala in Nagin (1954).
Both films were very popular and had songs that added to the movies success. Pradeep Kumar had a spate of releases in the second half of the 1950s. He did not enjoy as much success in the 1960s, though Ghunghat (1960) , Taj Mahal (1963) and Aarti were successful.
Pradeep Kumar also worked with Meena Kumari in seven films that were Adal-E-Jahangir, Bandhan, Chitralekha, Bahu Begum, Bheegi Raat, Aarti and Noor Jahan and with Mala Sinha in eight films - Naya Zamana, Hemlet, Badshah, Detective, Faishon, Ek Shola, Duniya Na Maane, Mitti Mein Sona.
Kumar did not get to act in lead roles with the newer heroines of the 1960s like Sadhana, Saira Banu, Babita or Sharmila Tagore, though he did work with Asha Parekh in Ghunghat and Meri Surat Teri Aankhen and with Waheeda Rehman in Raakhi(1963).
In 1969, he moved to character roles with Sambandh, but did not have many visible roles till Razia Sultan in 1983. Pradeep also won the Kalakar Award-Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 1999. This royal actor died in Calcutta on October 28, 2001, at the age of 76.
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