Pran Sikhand
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Pran redirects here. For the cartoonist, see Pran Kumar Sharma.
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| Born: | February 12, 1920 Delhi, India |
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| Occupation: | Retired Actor |
| Website: | http://www.pransikand.com |
Pran was born Pran Sikand (born 12 February 1920 in Delhi), he is a veteran Bollywood actor.
Pran was born into the lap of luxury in a prosperous family, endowed with a super intellect and equipped with the natural gift of an artist, he has a congenial background and credentials in the shape of dignified paternity and noble family traditions.
No sooner did he pass his matriculation examination, Pran joined A.Das & Co.,Delhi as an apprentice as he wanted to become a professional photographer. This job took him first to Simla, where he played Sita to Madan puri's Ram in the local 'Ramlila',and then to Lahore.
A chance meeting with the writer Wali Mohammad Wali at a paan shop in Hira Mandi, led to Pran bagging his first role as a villain in Dalsukh Pancholi's punjabi film 'Yamla Jat' followed by 'Chaudhary' & 'Khajanchi'.'Khandaan' was the first Hindi movie in which Pran became a hero opposite Noorjehan who had earlier acted with him as a child artiste.
He is a well-known character actor in films like Zanjeer, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony and Majboor. After partition he came to Bombay and his role in the Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal starring Ziddi, directed by Shaheed Lateef, launched his career in Bombay.
In the 1960's, with Manoj Kumar's Upkaar he turned to positive character roles. Ironically in this movie Kamini Kaushal also moved to character roles.
The legendary "Villain of the Millennium" has had a marathon six decades long career in Hindi Cinema and is one of the most celebrated actors of the industry.
His biography's title, ...and Pran was so named because, in most of the movies that he acted in, his was the last name in the starcast portion of the credits, with the words "...and Pran."
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[edit] Awards and honors
- 1969 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Aanso Ban Gaye Phool
- 1972 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Be-Imaan (Pran refused to accept)
- 1992 - Outstanding contribution to Indian Film Industry, Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association
- 1997 - Filmfare Special Veteran's Award
- 2000 - Hero-Honda-Stardust Villain of the Millennium. (In the 1950s and 1960s, Pran could have win many Filmfare Best Villain Awards, but this Award was instituted in 1991).
- 2001 - Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award from the Government of India.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] Other meanings
- Pran ( Hindi ) also means ' Life '.
[edit] External links
[edit] Further reading
- ...and Pran: A biography by Bunny Reuben (2005), HarperCollins New Delhi, 446 pages. ISBN 81-7223-466-X
