Ashish Kumar (actor)

Ashish Kumar was a renowned film actor and director of Hindi and Bengali films. He is best remembered for his leading roles in Raja Harishchandra (1979), Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) and Jai Dwarkadheesh (1977) and has played the roles of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu in several mythological films.

Biography

Early career

Ashish Kumar began his career in Bengali films before making his mark in Hindi films mainly of the mythological genre.

Golden era

His golden era was during the sixties and seventies. The landmark film Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) was a blockbuster in every sense, emerging a national craze.

Personal life

Ashish Kumar married his co-actor in a few films, Bela Bose and has a daughter and son.

Filmography

• "1954 Balaygras"
• "1956 Asha-Arup Mukherjee"
• "1958 Sonar Kathi"
• "1963 Phool Bane Angaare-Ashish Kumar"
• "1965 Bharat Milap-Rajkumar Bharat"
• "1965 Bahu Beti"
• "1966 Biwi Aur Makan-Shekar"
• "1968 Balram Shri Krishna"
• "1969 Surya Devata"
• "1971 Sampoorna Devi Darshan"
• "1972 Mahashivratri"
• "1972 Naag Panchami-Rajkumar Lakshmendra"
• "1973 Seetaram Radheshyam"
• "1974 Hanuman Vijay-Shri Ram"
• "1975 Jai Santoshi Maa-Birajram / Borjo"
• "1975 Daku Aur Bhagwan"
• "1976 Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein-Eknath"
• "1976 Meera Shyam"
• "1976 Jai Mahalaxmi Maa"
• "1977 Solah Shukrawar-Heera / Munna"
• "1977 Jai Ambe Maa"
• "1977 Jai Dwarkadheesh-Lord Krishna (as Asis Kumar) "
• "1977 Gayatri Mahima"
• "1978 Karwa Chouth-Anand"
• "1978 Ganga Sagar"
• "1979 Raja Harishchandra-Raja Harishchandra"
• "1979 Har Har Gange-Shiv Shankar"
• "1980 Badrinath Dham"
• "1983 Navaratri"
• "1983 Sant Ravidas Ki Amar Kahani"

References

External links

• Ashish Kumar at the Internet Movie Database