MUMBAI – 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.

Mahal’ (1949), starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala, is widely regarded as India’s first psychological supernatural horror film ...

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, ...

Bollywood icon Dharmendra recently shared a cherished throwback photo, capturing a fanboy moment with the legendary Ashok ...

Before fame found him, Ashok Kumar’s life looked nothing like that of a film star. Born as Kumudlal Ganguly, he came from a respectable Bengali family. His father, Kunjilal Ganguly, was a lawyer who ...

Bollywood horror has evolved from chilling Ramsay Brothers' low-budget scares to modern, self-aware tales blending fright ...