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Top 10: People who would've turned 100 this year |
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Top 10: People who would've turned 100 this year
Happy 100th! Had they lived, they would have celebrated their 100th birthday this year. Here's the top 10. |
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Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar, also known as 'dadamoni' was an actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He broke from the theatrical style then common in Indian film towards a more naturalistic method. Given his versatility and proven brilliance over five decades, he is considered by many to be the finest ever Indian actor. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. |
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Lala Amarnath Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj, commonly known as Lala Amarnath, was an Indian Test cricketer. He was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on debut. He was also independent India's first Test captain, leading the team on a tour of Australia in 1947-1948. |
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Subroto Mukerjee Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee was the first Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Born in a Bengali family of repute, he was educated in India as well as England. He joined the Royal Air Force and later was one of the first recruits of the Indian Air Force. He had an illustrious career and had been awarded with many honours until his accidental death in 1960. He has been called the 'Father of the Indian Air Force'. |
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Karim Lala Karim Lala, born as Abdul Karim Sher Khan in Kunar province of Afghanistan, was popularly known as the 'don of Mumbai'. He is considered the founder and pioneer of the Indian mafia. He went to work in Mumbai's docks in the early 1940s via Peshawar, but his rise to prominence, along with Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar, is now part of Bollywood film lore. |