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Ashok Kumar: 'Jewel' to his family and 'Jewel Thief' of Hindi cinema
In his second year, in 1934, he used the money he had to pay his exam fee for a ticket to Bombay, where his brother-in-law Sasadhar Mukherjee was a sound technician at the pioneering Bombay Talkies, run by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani Pic Courtesy: IANS From a family of prominent lawyers, he was expected to follow in their footsteps, but instead chose a career in the fledgling Hindi film industry -- and uncharacteristically, not as a hero. At the appropriate time, he moved on to playing more mature roles in line with his age, and then a wide gamut of supporting roles -- without ever getting typecast. But, Ganguly, rechristened Ashok Kumar, as was the practice to avoid any caste or regional connotations, complied, the blunders of the first day notwithstanding. It was "Achyut Kanya" (1938), also helmed by Osten, with its then-revolutionary story of an inter-caste romance, that established Ashok Kumar's reputation, and "Kismet" (1943), where he played an anti-hero, became Hindi cinema's first blockbuster hit. Source: Mid-Day #AshokKumar
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