Featured in the 100 Years of Indian Cinema series, Ashok Kumar, fondly known as Dadamoni, was a pioneering Hindi film actor whose natural acting and remarkable career made him a legend of Indian cinema :
Issued by India
Issued on May 3, 2013
Credits :
Stamp & FDC : Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation : Nenu Gupta
Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition
Colour : Multi colour
Denomination : 500 Paisa
Printing Process : Wet Offset
Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad
Name : Kumudlal Ganguly
Born on Oct 13, 1911 at Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Bihar]
Died on Dec 10, 2001 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About :
- Awards and recognition –
- 1959 – Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1962 – Filmfare Best Actor Award, Rakhi
- 1963 – Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi), Gumrah
- 1966 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Afsana
- 1969 – Filmfare Best Actor Award, Aashirwaad
- 1969 – National Film Awards for Best Actor, Aashirwaad
- 1969 – Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi), Aashirwaad
- 1988 – Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India‘s highest award for cinematic excellence
- 1994 – Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1995 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1998 – Padma Bhushan
- 2001 – Awadh Samman by the Government of UP
- 2007 – “Special Award” by Star Screen Awards
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