New Delhi:
Ashok Kumar (Ashok Kumar) That means Dadamuni was one of the best actors of the initial decade of Bollywood. Ashok Kumar debuted in the industry as a hero and worked in films for a long time. His name is also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is said that at that time his stardom was such that people of every age group were crazy about him. Just as girls are crazy about Shahrukh-Salman in today’s time, similarly in those times girls used to be crazy about Ashok Kumar.

Ashok Kumar’s stardom was such that even Raj Kapoor got angry after seeing it. This is the story of their marriage, when seeing Ashok Kumar’s stardom, Raj Kapoor considered it an insult to him. He never forgave Ashok Kumar for his whole life for insulting him at his own wedding. Fans consider Ashok Kumar, a popular actor of his time, as one of the greatest actors of Hindi cinema till date. He is remembered as the first superstar and first lead actor of Indian cinema who showed the courage to play the role of an anti-hero.

Ashok Kumar also gave break to Dev Anand, Pran, Madhubala, Lata Mangeshkar and many other stars. He was seen in the roles of hero, brother-friend and later father in films. Ashok Kumar loved all his fellow actors. He has hardly given any flop films in his illustrious career.

In an interview given to The Quint, Ashok Kumar’s daughter Bharti Jaffrey had told that something had actually happened in the marriage of Raj Kapoor and Krishna Malhotra, which had angered Raj Kapoor. When his father Ashok Kumar went on stage to congratulate Raj and Krishna for their happy married life. Bharti had revealed that as soon as her father stood in front of Raj and Krishna, the beautiful bride lifted her veil and was happy to see Ashok Kumar in front of her. It was a wonderful moment for Krishna. This incident troubled Raj Kapoor.

Bharti had said, “Of course papa was there. And when he went on stage to congratulate the couple, the bride, Krishna ji, lifted her veil in joy, and said… ‘Oh, it’s Ashok Kumar. . I am very happy.’ Raj Kapoor felt this was an insult and he never forgave her for insulting him in his own marriage. Ashok Kumar married Shobha Devi in ​​1935, which was an arranged marriage. The families had decided that they had four children, one son, Arup Ganguly and three daughters, Bharti Patel, Rupa Verma, Preeti Ganguly. Let us tell you that on December 10, 2001. This great actor died of a heart attack at the age of 90.