Kalyan Kumar Ganguly ( bn, কল্যাণ কুমার গাঙ্গুলী) (born 9 January 1926 – 20 September 1997), better known by his

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Anoop Kumar ( bn, অনুপ কুমার hi, अनूप कुमार) was an Indian actor who appeared in over sixty-five

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films.

Personal life

Kalyan was born into a

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Bengali family in

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(now in

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). His father Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhya) was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy family. Anoop Kumar was the second-youngest of four siblings, the other three being

Ashok Kumar Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He ...

(the eldest), Sati Devi and

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

(the youngest).

Career

Anoop Kumar is best remembered for his role in the movie ''

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' () is a 1 January 1958 Indian musical comedy film directed by Satyen Bose. Starring Madhubala with the Ganguly brothers —Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, and Kishore Kumar— the film revolves around a middle-aged man who ...

''. He and his brother

acted in the 1990 Doordarshan Detective Serial Bheem Bhawani.

Death

Anoop Kumar died on 20 September 1997 following a severe cardiac arrest. He was 71 and is survived by four daughters and a son. Anoop, of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi fame, was unwell for quite some time. At 04:15 AM on that day, he died of his fourth heart stroke in the Aryogyanidhi hospital, Juhu, North West Bombay, where he was admitted the previous Saturday. The last rites were performed by his son Arjun on Saturday afternoon at the Juhu crematorium.

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, Leena Ganguly and

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were among those present. However, 85-year-old

could not attend the funeral due to illness.

Filmography

*'' Khiladi'' (1950) *''

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'' (1950) *'' Vidyasagar'' (1950) *''

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'' (1952) *'' Samaj'' (1953) *'' Sajani'' (1956) *'' Sheroo'' (1956) *''

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'' (1957) *''

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'' (As Mohan) (1957) *'' Bandi'' (1957) *''

Lukochuri ''Lukochuri'' (Bengali: লুকোচুরি) is a Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Kamal Majumdar and produced in the banner of Kishore Kumar Films. The film stars Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha and Anita Guha in lead roles. The film wa ...

'' (as Anup Ganguly) (1957) *''

'' (As Jagmohan 'Jaggu' Sharma) (1958) *''

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'' (1958) *''

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'' (As Natwar) (1959) *''Nai Raahen'' (1959) *'' Naach Ghar'' (1959) *'' Krorepati'' (As Diwan Himmat Rai) (1959) *'' Dark Street'' (1961) *'' Kismet Palat Ke Dekh'' (1961) *''

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'' (As Jeevan) (1961) *''

Jhumroo ''Jhumroo'' is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Madhubala and Kishore Kumar in lead roles, with Chanchal, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar and Jayant appearing in supporting roles. The screenplay ...

'' (As Ramesh) (1961) *''

Bezubaan ''Bezubaan'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bapu (director), Bapu and produced by Pranlal Mehta. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Reena Roy, Raj Kiran (actor), Raj Kiran and Naseeruddin Shah. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' ...

'' (1961) *''

Kashmir Ki Kali ''Kashmir Ki Kali'' () is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her Hindi movie debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain and Anoop Kumar. The music was compose ...

'' (As Chander) (1962) *'' Shreeman Funtoosh'' (As Ranjan) (1964) *''

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'' (As Uttara's brother) (1965) *'' Bheegi Raat'' (As Kunwar) (uncredited) (1965) *'' Bahu Beti'' (As Gurudas) (1965) *'' Raat Aur Din'' (As Dr. Kumar) (1967) *'' Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai'' (1967) *'' Hum Do Daku'' (1967) *'' Dil Aur Mohabbat'' (As Anoop) (1967) *''

Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool ''Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool'' () is a 1969 Hindi movie directed by Satyen Bose. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Pran, Helen, Deb Mukherjee and Alka in lead roles. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Penned by Taj Bhopali and Govind Mune ...

'' (As Shyam Rao) (1968) *''

Prem Pujari ''Prem Pujari'' is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films, his directorial debut. The movie stars Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri a ...

'' (As Truck driver) (1969) *''

Amar Prem ''Amar Prem'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Nishi Padma'' (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali s ...

'' (1970) *'' Victoria No. 203'' (As Havaldar Murali) (1972) *''

Rakhi Aur Hathkadi ''Rakhi Aur Hathkadi'' is a Hindi film that was released in 1972. It was directed by S. M. Sagar. It stars Ashok Kumar, Asha Parekh in a dual role, Vijay Arora, Danny Denzongpa, Kabir Bedi, and Helen. Music is by R.D. Burman. Lyrics are by Majr ...

'' (As Vikram) (1972) *'' Anhonee'' (As Inmate) (1972) *'' Majboor'' (Guest Appearance) (1973) *''

Nirmaan ''Nirmaan'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Navin Nischol and Anupama in lead roles. Cast *Navin Nischol as Navin *Anupama as Anu * Bindu as Susheela *Rehman as Shyamlal Soundtrack All songs were penned b ...

'' (1974) *''

Chori Mera Kaam ''Chori Mera Kaam'' (English: Stealing is my Job) is a 1975 Bollywood comedy film, produced by Chander Sadanah, directed by Brij Sadanah and written by K. A. Narayan. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Deven Verma, ...

'' (As Constable) (1974) *''

Mutthi Bhar Chawal ''Mutthi Bhar Chawal'' (A Handful of Rice) is a 1978 Pakistani classical Urdu film based on a short novel of Rajinder Singh Bedi, ''Ek Chadar Maili Si''. Directed by Sangeeta and composed by Kamal Ahmed, it features Sangeeta, Nadeem Baig, Kav ...

'' (1975) *'' Ek Se Badhkar Ek'' (1975) *'' Kitne Paas Kitne Door'' (1976) *''

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'' (1976) *'' Do Anjaane'' (1976) (Amit's co-worker) *''

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'' (1977) *''

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'' (As Police Inspector) (1977) *''

Chor Ho To Aisa ''Chor Ho To Aisa'' is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy in lead roles. Cast *Shatrughan Sinha as Sanju / Shankar *Reena Roy as Champa * Pran as Prannath * Madan Puri as Chinaramu "Ram ...

'' (As Havaldar) (1978) *''

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'' (1978) *'' Neeyat'' (1978) *'' Tumhare Bina'' (As Mr. Divakar) (1980) *'' Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi'' (1982) *''

Kaya Palat ''Kaya Palat'' is a 1983 Bollywood Sci-Fi thriller film directed by Satyen Bose. The film stars Suresh Chatwal , Anoop Kumar , Tun Tun , and Rajendra Nath . The rights to this film are owned by Children Film's Society Of India . Plot A bri ...

'' (1983) *''

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'' (As Chaurangi) (1983) *'' Bhim Bawani'' (TV Movie) (1984) *'' Gayak'' (1986) *'' Parivaar'' (As Dinesh) (1987) *'' Jawab Hum Denge'' (As Prosecuting Attorney, Jagmohan) (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Mamata Ki Chhaon Mein'' (1989) *'' Bheem Bhavani'' (TV Series) (1989) *'' Maut Ki Sazaa'' (1990) *'' Aasoo Bane Angaarey'' (1991) *''

Dushman Zamana ''Dushman Zamana'' () is a 1992 Indian action film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It stars Divya Bharti and Armaan Kohli in the leading roles. Synopsis Seema (Divya Bharti) is a dreamy young college student born into a wealthy family. Her fath ...

'' (1992) *''

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'' (1993)

Television

# Dada Dadi Ki Kahaniyan #

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(1996) as Shopkeeper (Guest Appearance) # Bheem Bhawani as Bhawani... along with his elder brother Ashok Kumar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Anoop Indian male film actors People from Khandwa Male actors in Hindi cinema Bengali male actors 1926 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Madhya Pradesh Bengali Hindus