Biography: Indian Cinema के पहले Charming Hero Dadamoni Ashok Kumar की Life Story | कैसे बने Actor?

In his nearly seven-decade association with the Hindi film industry, Ashok Kumar had many firsts to his credit — he was its first mass-appeal star, an actor/singer who became a big draw at the box office, the first lead actor to dabble in negative roles, most prominently in Kismet (1943). Ashok Kumar then completed the switch to supporting roles successfully later in life, and even played the role of narrator in India’s first television soap opera, Hum Log. He was born Kumudlal Ganguly to a Bengali family in Bhagalpur (modern-day Bihar) on 13 October 1911, the eldest of four kids. His much-younger brothers Kalyan (Anoop Kumar) and Abhas (Kishore Kumar) followed him into cinema, while sister Sati Devi married producer Sashadhar Mukherjee, who founded Filmalaya Studios and was the patriarch of a family that includes noted actors like his son Joy Mukherjee, Tanuja (by marriage to another son, Shomu), granddaughter Kajol and grand-niece Rani Mukerji. The Gangulys’ father, Kunjilal, was a lawyer, and wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. Kumudlal was not interested in studying law, but sat for the exam to fulfil his father’s wishes. He failed, and to escape his father’s wrath, he went to live in Bombay (now Mumbai), where brother-in-law Sashadhar Mukherjee got him a job in Bombay Talkies as a technician. When Kumudlal got his acting break in Jeevan Naiya (1936), he adopted the pseudonym Ashok Kumar, as per the practice prevalent at the time. #dadamoniashokkumar #biography #kissatv Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @kissatv   Follow us on Instagram:   / kissatv2   Follow Us on Facebook:   / kissa-tv-106747064907654   Follow Us on Twitter:   / kissatv3