On Ashok Kumar's birth anniversary, a look at his memorable appearances on celluloid
Ashok Kumar (Dadamoni, as he is fondly called) was conferred with the highest national award for cinema artists, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1988.
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In the 1949 thriller Mahal, Ashok Kumar delivered a phenomenal performance. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
Ashok Kumar with Madhubala in the 1958 film Howrah Bridge. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
Tapan Sinha's 1967 Bengali film, Hatey Bazarey also starred Vyjayanthimala along with Kumar. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
His 1972 film Victoria No 203 along with Pran was a light-hearted comedy thriller. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
Ashok Kumar played the love guru of Amol Palekar in the 1975 film Chhoti Si Baat. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
As an elderly Parsi father in the 1978 Basu Chatterjee film Khatta Meetha, Ashok Kumar proved that age is after all just a number. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube
Kumar aced the role of an endearing elderly father in the late 1970s. Still from the 1980 film Khoobsurat starring Rekha and Rakesh Roshan. Image courtesy: Screen grab via YouTube