Mumbai, 12 July: Legendary actor Pran, loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers for his roles in Bollywood hits…
Mumbai, 12 July: Legendary actor Pran, loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers for his roles in Bollywood hits like Milan, Madhumati and Zanjeer, passed away at a suburban hospital here this evening at the age of 93.
“He died after a spell of prolonged illness,” his daughter Pinky told PTI.
The veteran actor, who played villain and character roles with elan and was conferred the country’s highest cinema honour — Dada Saheb Phalke award — in April, was admitted to Lilavati hospital a month ago.
“He was not keeping well, he was very weak. His health was deteriorating,” she said. The funeral will be held tomorrow noon at Shivaji Park in Dadar.
Pran acted in over 350 films and left his imprint as a villain with powerful roles in films like Kashmir ki Kali, Khandaan, Aurat, Bari Behen, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai, Half Ticket, Upkar, Purab Aur Paschim and Don. Born on 12 February in 1920 in old Delhi, Pran was educated at places like Kapurthala, Unnao, Meerut, Dehradun and Rampur as his father Lala Kewal Krishnan Sikand was in government service.
Initially, Pran wanted to become a photographer but destiny had different plans for him.
A chance meeting with a film producer got him his first break in Punjabi film Yamla Jat in 1940.
There was no looking back for the actor after that as he went on to star in films like Chaudhary (1941), Khandan (1942), Kaise Kahun (1945) and Badnami. pti
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