Legendary villain died due to prolonged illness
Mumbai: The legendary Bollywood actor Pran passed away on due to prolonged illness on Friday. He was 93. Pran is most known for his portrayal of negative characters in the Hindi films.
Pran took his last breath at 8:30 PM in Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai where he was undergoing treatment. His last rites will be performed on Saturday at 12 PM at Shivaji Park.
Pran Krishan Sikand was born on February 12 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 a meeting with a film producer on a Pan Shop brought him into film industry and Pran was introduced in a Punjabi film Yamla Jat in 1940.
Pran will be forever remembered for bringing villains on par with the heroes, ruling the industry from 1969 to 1982. He commanded equal money and respect for his negative characters in Madhumati, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Ram Aur Shyam and Devdas. His character roles later also brought much acclaim to him, especially his roles in hits like Zanjeer, Karz, Dus Numbari and Parichay.
The veteran actor was conferred with the country's highest cinema honour Dada Saheb Phalke award in April, which I&B minister Manish Tiwari personally handed over to him as Pran couldn’t travel to Delhi to receive the award from the President due to prolonged illness.