Anoop Kumar | |
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Born |
Kalyan Kumar Ganguly 24 March 1926 Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
Died | 20 September 1997 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
(aged 71)
Occupation | Actor, painter |
Years active | 1950–1995 |
Parent(s) | Kunjilal Ganguly Gauri devi Ganguly |
Relatives |
Ashok Kumar (Brother) Kishore Kumar (Brother) Sati devi (Sister) See Ganguly family |
Anoop Kumar (Bengali: অনুপ কুমার Hindi: अनूप कुमार, 24 March 1926 – 20 September 1997), born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly (Bengali: কল্যাণ কুমার গাঙ্গুলী) was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films.
Kalyan was born into a Hindu Bengali Brahmin family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar (now in Madhya Pradesh). 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 (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Kishore Kumar (the youngest).
Anoop Kumar is best remembered for his role in the movie Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.