Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar was above to retire when Victoria No. 203 gave him new energy Ashok Kumar did a variety of roles but the role that made him immortal is arguably the role of Raja opposite Pran as Rana in the 70’s diamond heist comedy thriller Victoria No. 203 (1972). The irresistible combination of Ashok Kumar and Pran as Raja and Rana brought the house down with their hilarious antics. Ashok Kumar in an interview said, “In the 70’s I was about to quit and take retirement as there were no challenging roles that excited me. I wanted to do something out of the box when filmmaker Brij narrated me the story of two old small-time criminals who are after the hidden diamonds secretly placed in a Victoria.” He added, “While Rana is a serious man, my character had a lot of color as I am attracted to young girls and usually land in trouble. There were several punches and pranks. I enjoyed and the film was a huge hit.” Death He died at the ripe age of 90 in Mumbai on 10 December 2001 due to heart failure.