According to Saadat Hassan Manto, he had a tough time directing "8 days" because V.H. Desai had a problem in memorizing lines. After doing 12 retakes of a scene Ashok ended up hitting his head with his fists.
Besides acting, he was a fine painter and also an active practitioner of homeopathy, often solving cases even regular doctors couldn't solve.
Brother of Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar.
Father of Preeti Ganguli
He became the first-ever actor to play a negative role in a Bollywood movie in the 1943 movie Kismat.
He never celebrated his birthday after his brother died in 1987 on his birthday.
His daughter runs an acting school in his name.
His nickname, Dadamoni, means "jewel of an older brother."
Uncle of Bappi Lahri
Was a lab assistant before joining films.
Was best friends with Saadat Hassan Manto.