Pran Sikhand
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Pran is a multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning India
n actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema. He has appeared in over 350 films. Pran played the leading man in films like Halaku (1956), Dharma(1973), Jangal Mein Mangal (1972), Gaddar and Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973). His pivotal roles in the films such as Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Victoria No. 203
, Manoj Kumar
’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim
, Aurat(1967), Half Ticket (1962), Zanjeer
(1973), Amar Akbar Anthony
(1977), Don
(1978), Chori Mera Kaam, Johny Mera Naam, Duniya and Maan Gaye Ustaad are considered to be among his best performances.
In 2010, he has been named on the list of CNN
's "Top 25 Asian actors of all time".http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
in 1967, 1969, and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
in 1997. In 2001, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan
by the Government of India
, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Contrary to the villainous characters he played in his early films, he is very social, a member of various organizations, and even has his very own football team, 'Bombay Dynamos Football Club'.
, into a wealthy Kalal/Ahluwalia family. His father, Kewal Krishan Sikand, was a civil engineer and a Government civil contractor, his mother was Rameshwari, and the couple had four sons and three daughters.
He was academically gifted, especially in mathematics. Since his father had a transferable job, he studied in various places, including Dehradun
, Kapurthala
, Meerut and Unnao
(Uttar Pradesh), finally completing his matriculation
from Raza High School, in Rampur
. Thereafter, he 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 staging of "Ramlila
".
Pran married Shukla Ahluwalia on 18 April 1945, and has two sons, Arvind and Sunil, and a daughter, Pinky.
, led to Pran winning his first role as a villain in Dalsukh Pancholi's Punjabi
film Yamla Jat (1940), a big hit in that year. This was followed by Chaudhary and Khajanchi. Soon he established a name for himself as a villain in the Lahore
film industry, with other noted villains of time, Ajit and K. N. Singh
. Later, Pancholi cast him in Khandaan
(1942), which was the first Hindi
movie in which Pran became a hero, opposite Noor Jehan
, who had earlier acted with him as a child artist.
Pran had acted in 22 films as a villain before his career experienced a brief pause, due to the partition in 1947
. He left Lahore
and arrived in Bombay on 14 August 1947, though films didn't come his way; months of wait and unsuccessful hunting followed, after which he moved to smaller hotels and eventually ended up in Delmar Hotel, Marine Drive. Eight months later, in 1948, he got a chance to start all over again, with the help of writer Saadat Hasan Manto
and actor Shyam, he got a role in Bombay Talkies
film, Ziddi
(with Dev Anand
and Kamini Kaushal
as leads), directed by Shaheed Latif
, which launched his career in Bombay. This film was also Dev Anand's big break as a hero, and there was no turning back for Pran from then on. Within a week, he signed three more films, S M Yusuf's Grihasti, a diamond jubilee hit, Prabhat Films
's Apradhi and finally Wali Mohammad, who had first lured him into movies in 1940, had by then also moved to Bombay, turned a producer and set up office at Famous Studios, near Mahalaxmi Racecourse
, offered him Putli.
Pran was regularly offered the role of the main villain or negative character in the films with Dilip Kumar
, Dev Anand
and Raj Kapoor
as the lead hero in the 1950s and 60s. Pran's performance as the negative character was very much appreciated in Dilip Kumar starrers like Azaad
, Madhumati
, Devdas
, Dil Diya Dard Liya
, Ram Aur Shyam
and Aadmi and films with Dev Anand as the lead man like Ziddi
(1948), Munimji
(1955), Amar Deep
(1958) etc. and with Raj Kapoor in Aah, Chori Chori
, Chhalia
, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
, Dil Hi Toh Hai. Subsequently in the sixties and early seventies, even though he was in his forties, being slim and fit, his demand in the film market never went down and he was given pivotal roles as a character age 25 to 30 in films with Shammi Kapoor
, Joy Mukherjee
, Rajendra Kumar
and Dharmendra
as the lead hero. Whereas Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor's careers as the young hero started to decline from the late sixties (as both of them had put on lot of weight) although they were younger than Pran. But Pran's association with Dev Anand continued even beyond the 60s with super hits like Johny Mera Naam
, Warrant and Des Pardes
. His film with him as the lead hero, Halaku in 1956, was big hit too.
Pran always had a significant role in comedy films starring Kishore Kumar
and Mehmood Ali in the lead roles. Pran's memorable collaborations with Kishore Kumar as the leading man include Naya Andaz, Aasha
, Bewaqoof
, Ek Raaz and Jaal Saz and with Mehmood in Sadhu Aur Shaitaan, Lakhon Me Ek. The most memorable films of Kishore Kumar and Pran together remains Half Ticket
and Man-Mauji.
's Upkaar in 1967, he turned to positive character roles, wherein the popular Kalyanji Anandji
song, "Kasme vaade pyaar wafaa" was picturised on him. In this movie Kamini Kaushal also moved to character roles. Manoj Kumar continued to cast him in his films as the lead hero like Shaheed, Purab Aur Pachhim, Be-Imaan
, Sanyasi, Dus Numbri
and Patthar Ke Sanam
.
Many roles with him playing the supporting role to the hero were released and this way he reinvented himself as a character actor from being earlier the main villain. Pran from 1967 till 1997 became a well-known character actor in Hindi films and the most famous are the roles in Humjoli
, Parichay
, Aankhon Aankhon Mein
, Jheel Ke Us Paar
, Zinda Dil
, Zehreela Insaan
, Hatyara
, Chor Ho To Aisa
, Dhan Daulat, Jaanwar
(1983), Raaj Tilak
, Insaaf Kaun Karega
, Bewafai
, Imaandaar, Sanam Bewafa
, 1942: A Love Story, Tere Mere Sapne(1997), Lav Kush. His films with Shashi Kapoor as the lead actor, too were big hits, notable being Biradari, Chori Mera Kaam
, Phaansi
, Shankar Dada
, Chakkar Pe Chakkar
, Rahu Ketu
, Apna Khoon
and Maan Gaye Ustaad.
In the 1970s, Pran was offered the role of leading man in films like Dharma
(1973), Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
, Jangal Mein Mangal
, Rahu Ketu
. Since the fifties till late eighties, Pran was often cast with Ashok Kumar, to play either the role of friends, around whom the story revolved, in films like Victoria No. 203
, Chori Mera Kaam
, Chor Ke Ghar Chor
, Apna Khoon
, Aap Ke Deewane
and Raja Aur Rana or as characters in films like Pooja Ke Phool
, Purab Aur Pachhim, Adhikar
, Naya Zamana
and Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool. The veteran actors were very close friends in professional and real life and have acted in 17 films together.
Pran recommended newcomer Amitabh Bachchan
to Prakash Mehra for the character of Vijay in Zanjeer, which was earlier offered to Dev Anand and Dharmendra but was rejected by them. Pran acted with Amitabh in 15 films, the most notable being Zanjeer
, Don
, Amar Akbar Anthony
, Majboor
, Dostana, Naseeb, Kaalia
and Sharaabi
. He was at the peak of his career in the 1970s,when he acted in action thriller, Don
, and in those days Pran was paid much more than Amitabh Bachchan. The actor to be paid higher than Pran was only Rajesh Khanna
in the 1970s and 80s; whereas in the 50s and 60s it was the trio of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor along with Rajendra Kumar. Pran remains the only male actor in Hindi cinema to have tasted many box office success throughout his active career without any dip or low phase in his long career.
Pran had started accepting more of versatile roles since the late 1960s; he occasionally accepted the role of a bad man in the 70s, 80s and 90s in films like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?
, Gaddar
, Andhaa Kanoon (1983), Duniya
(1984), Hoshiyar, Dharm Adhikari and Azaad Desh Ke Ghulam. Director Prakash Mehra always casted Pran in most of his directorial ventures in his career like in Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara, Zanjeer, Aan Baan
, Khalifa, Jwalamukhi
, Sharaabi, Jaadugar. Pran was a hot favourite with Manmohan Desai, having directed Pran regularly in his directorial ventures like Chhalia
, Bluff Master, Dharam Veer
, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony. Subhash Ghai casted him in Vishwanath
, Karz
and Krodhi
.
In the late nineties, Pran started rejecting film offers citing age-related problems. But in the nineties when Amitabh was going through the bad patch in his career, he requested Pran to do roles in his home productions Mrityudaata and Tere Mere Sapne
and Pran made an exception by acting in them. Pran's legs had begun to shiver in 1997 so his character in Mrityudaata was modified accordingly to justify his legs shivering and in Tere Mere Sapne, his shots were taken with him being seated. Post 2000, he made few guest appearances.
The legendary "Villain of the Millennium" has had a marathon six-decade career in Hindi cinema and is one of the most celebrated actors of the industry. So effective was his acting that it said that people stopped naming their children 'Pran' because of his villain roles, while the industry had started calling him 'Pran Sahab'. His favourite line "Barkhurdaar" became immensely popular.
His biography, ...and Pran was so named because, in most of the movies that he acted in, his was the last name in the cast portion of the credits, with the words "...and Pran" and sometime "..above all Pran".
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema. He has appeared in over 350 films. Pran played the leading man in films like Halaku (1956), Dharma(1973), Jangal Mein Mangal (1972), Gaddar and Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973). His pivotal roles in the films such as Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203 is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran- who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the...
, Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"...
’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim
Purab Aur Paschim
Purab Aur Paschim is a 1970 Indian film. The movie was Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji...
, Aurat(1967), Half Ticket (1962), Zanjeer
Zanjeer
Zanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered...
(1973), Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...
(1977), Don
Don (1978 film)
Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...
(1978), Chori Mera Kaam, Johny Mera Naam, Duniya and Maan Gaye Ustaad are considered to be among his best performances.
In 2010, he has been named on the list of CNN
CNN
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's "Top 25 Asian actors of all time".http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
in 1967, 1969, and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, initially named Raj Kapoor Award for Lifetime Achievement after Raj Kapoor is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films....
in 1997. In 2001, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Contrary to the villainous characters he played in his early films, he is very social, a member of various organizations, and even has his very own football team, 'Bombay Dynamos Football Club'.
Personal life and education
Pran was born in Ballimaran, Old DelhiOld Delhi
Old Delhi , walled city of Delhi, India, was founded as Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1639. It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty....
, into a wealthy Kalal/Ahluwalia family. His father, Kewal Krishan Sikand, was a civil engineer and a Government civil contractor, his mother was Rameshwari, and the couple had four sons and three daughters.
He was academically gifted, especially in mathematics. Since his father had a transferable job, he studied in various places, including Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
, Kapurthala
Kapurthala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
, Meerut and Unnao
Unnao
The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow . It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Amausi about...
(Uttar Pradesh), finally completing his matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
from Raza High School, in Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
. Thereafter, he joined A. Das & Co., Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
as an apprentice as he wanted to become a professional photographer. This job took him first to Simla
Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...
, where he played Sita
SITA
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to Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
's Ram in the local staging of "Ramlila
Ramlila
Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, ending up in ten day battle between Lord Ram and Ravan, as described in the Hindu religious epic, the Ramayana...
".
Pran married Shukla Ahluwalia on 18 April 1945, and has two sons, Arvind and Sunil, and a daughter, Pinky.
Early career (1940−1966)
A chance meeting with the writer, Wali Mohammad Wali, who worked for Dalsukh Pancholi, at a shop in Hira Mandi, LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, led to Pran winning his first role as a villain in Dalsukh Pancholi's Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
film Yamla Jat (1940), a big hit in that year. This was followed by Chaudhary and Khajanchi. Soon he established a name for himself as a villain in the Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
film industry, with other noted villains of time, Ajit and K. N. Singh
K. N. Singh
K. N. Singh was a prominent villain of Hindi films. K. N. Singh came to acting by way of law, giving up his first career in 1937 to pursue his newfound interest in performance...
. Later, Pancholi cast him in Khandaan
Khandaan
Khandan is a 1965 Hindi film. Produced by Vasu Menon and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Pran, Om Prakash, Lalita Pawar, Helen and Mumtaz. The films music is by Ravi. A box-office success, the film became the seventh highest earning film of 1965, earning an approximate...
(1942), which was the first Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
movie in which Pran became a hero, opposite Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan
Noorjehan or Noorjehan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades...
, who had earlier acted with him as a child artist.
Pran had acted in 22 films as a villain before his career experienced a brief pause, due to the partition in 1947
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. He left Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and arrived in Bombay on 14 August 1947, though films didn't come his way; months of wait and unsuccessful hunting followed, after which he moved to smaller hotels and eventually ended up in Delmar Hotel, Marine Drive. Eight months later, in 1948, he got a chance to start all over again, with the help of writer Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hassan Manto was a short story writer of the Urdu language. He is best known for his short stories, 'Bu' , 'Khol Do' , 'Thanda Gosht' , and his magnum opus, 'Toba Tek Singh'....
and actor Shyam, he got a role in Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies
The Bombay Talkies Limited was a movie studio produced 102 movies, founded in 1934 in Malad, Bombay , India, by Himanshu Rai, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani along with businessmen like F. E...
film, Ziddi
Ziddi (1948 film)
Ziddi is a 1948 Hindi film directed by Shaheed Latif. It was based on a story by Ismat Chughtai and launched the career of Dev Anand as the lead hero. The film helped establish its stars Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in Hindi films...
(with Dev Anand
Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
and Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal is a Hindi film and television actress, most noted for her roles in films like Neecha Nagar which won the 1946 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1955.-Early life:Kaushal was born to a botanist and professor at...
as leads), directed by Shaheed Latif
Shaheed Latif
Shaheed Latif or more appropriately Shahid Lateef was Hindi film director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like Ziddi with launched Dev Anand's career and Arzoo starring Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal...
, which launched his career in Bombay. This film was also Dev Anand's big break as a hero, and there was no turning back for Pran from then on. Within a week, he signed three more films, S M Yusuf's Grihasti, a diamond jubilee hit, Prabhat Films
Prabhat Film Company
Prabhat Film Company popularly known as Prabhat Films was an Indian film production company and film studios, formed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India in 1929, towards the end of silent films' era, by the noted film director V. Shantaram, along with V.G. Damle, K.R. Dhaiber, S. Fatelal and S.B...
's Apradhi and finally Wali Mohammad, who had first lured him into movies in 1940, had by then also moved to Bombay, turned a producer and set up office at Famous Studios, near Mahalaxmi Racecourse
Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The Mahalaxmi Racecourse is a horse racing track in Mahalaxmi neighbourhood, of Mumbai. The track is oval shaped with 2400 m straight chute, spread over approx. of open land in the heart of Mumbai city. It was created out of a marshy land known as Mahalakshmi Flats. Built in 1883 and modelled on...
, offered him Putli.
Pran was regularly offered the role of the main villain or negative character in the films with Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar , is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament.He lives in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai, India. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King",and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray....
, Dev Anand
Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
and Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
as the lead hero in the 1950s and 60s. Pran's performance as the negative character was very much appreciated in Dilip Kumar starrers like Azaad
Azaad (1955 film)
Azaad is a 1955 Bollywood film produced and directed by Sriramulu Naidu S.M. The music director is C. Ramchandra....
, Madhumati
Madhumati
Madhumati is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The music was composed by Salil Choudhury with the lyrics by Shailendra. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran, and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to...
, Devdas
Devdas
Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities'.-Plot summary:Devdas is a young man from...
, Dil Diya Dard Liya
Dil Diya Dard Liya
Dil Diya Dard Liya is a 1966 Hindi film based upon Emily Brontë's celebrated novel Wuthering Heights. The film is directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and Dilip Kumar. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama and Johnny Walker. The films music is by Naushad who gave one after...
, Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi feature film, directed by Tapi Chanakya. Its producer B. Nagi Reddy previously produced Ramudu Bheemudu, a Telugu film starring N.T...
and Aadmi and films with Dev Anand as the lead man like Ziddi
Ziddi (1948 film)
Ziddi is a 1948 Hindi film directed by Shaheed Latif. It was based on a story by Ismat Chughtai and launched the career of Dev Anand as the lead hero. The film helped establish its stars Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in Hindi films...
(1948), Munimji
Munimji
Munimji is a 1955 Indian Hindi movie. Written by Nasir Hussain, it starred Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant as the lead couple. Pran played the villain in the film. The film also starred Ameeta and Nirupa Roy. The team of Mukherjee, Nasir Hussain, Dev Anand and music director S.D. Burman later got...
(1955), Amar Deep
Amar Deep (1958 film)
Amar Deep is a 1958 Hindi movie directed by T Prakash Rao. The film stars Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Pran, Padmini, Johnny Walker and Om Prakash. The film's music is by C Ramachandra.A couple of songs from the film , were great hits.-Plot:Aruna lives a wealthy lifestyle with her paternal grandfather...
(1958) etc. and with Raj Kapoor in Aah, Chori Chori
Chori Chori
Chori Chori is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Anant Thakur, with music by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The film is inspired by the Hollywood movie, It Happened One Night. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Bhagwan Dada, Pran, David, and Johnny Walker have...
, Chhalia
Chhalia
Chhalia is a 1960 Hindi film. Directed by Manmohan Desai it stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth. Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped "simple guy with a heart of gold" role yet again in this film....
, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Radhu Karmakar...
, Dil Hi Toh Hai. Subsequently in the sixties and early seventies, even though he was in his forties, being slim and fit, his demand in the film market never went down and he was given pivotal roles as a character age 25 to 30 in films with Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
, Joy Mukherjee
Joy Mukherjee
- Family Background :Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth familyJoy Mukherjee is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His paternal uncle is director Subodh Mukherjee, whilst his maternal uncles were Ashok Kumar and...
, Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....
and Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
as the lead hero. Whereas Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor's careers as the young hero started to decline from the late sixties (as both of them had put on lot of weight) although they were younger than Pran. But Pran's association with Dev Anand continued even beyond the 60s with super hits like Johny Mera Naam
Johny Mera Naam
Johny Mera Naam is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie. Directed by Vijay Anand, it stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the role of a pair of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar and Iftekhar also star in this movie. It is considered a Dev Anand...
, Warrant and Des Pardes
Des Pardes
Des Pardes is a 1978 Hindi film produced and directed by Dev Anand. This family drama stars Dev Anand and Tina Munim , with Ajit, Pran, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Tom Alter, Bindu, Prem Chopra, A. K. Hangal, Sujit Kumar, Mehmood and Paintal in supporting cast...
. His film with him as the lead hero, Halaku in 1956, was big hit too.
Pran always had a significant role in comedy films starring Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
and Mehmood Ali in the lead roles. Pran's memorable collaborations with Kishore Kumar as the leading man include Naya Andaz, Aasha
Aasha
Aasha is a 1980 Hindi movie produced and directed by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari, Girish Karnad, Bhagwan and Shakti Kapoor. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office....
, Bewaqoof
Bewaqoof
-Plot:Advocate Rai Bahadur is a respected lawyer, who has no children. He has an affair with a prostitute Meher who have become pregnant of his child.-Cast:*Kishore Kumar - Kishore Kumar*Mala Sinha - Mala*I.S. Johar - Johar*Pran - Pran...
, Ek Raaz and Jaal Saz and with Mehmood in Sadhu Aur Shaitaan, Lakhon Me Ek. The most memorable films of Kishore Kumar and Pran together remains Half Ticket
Half Ticket
Half ticket, directed by Kalidas, is a 1962 Bollywood classic film starring Kishore Kumar , Madhubala, Helen and Pran.-Synopsis:Vijay is the good-for-nothing son of a rich industrialist, who becomes bored of his father’s constant railing and the efforts to marry him off, with the intention of...
and Man-Mauji.
Later career (1967−2007)
In the late 1960s, with the character of Malang Chacha in Manoj KumarManoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"...
's Upkaar in 1967, he turned to positive character roles, wherein the popular Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Hindi film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah...
song, "Kasme vaade pyaar wafaa" was picturised on him. In this movie Kamini Kaushal also moved to character roles. Manoj Kumar continued to cast him in his films as the lead hero like Shaheed, Purab Aur Pachhim, Be-Imaan
Be-Imaan
Be-Imaan is a 1972 film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Rakhee, Premnath, Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun...
, Sanyasi, Dus Numbri
Dus Numbri
Dus Numbri is a 1976 Hindi film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla it stars Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Pran, Premnath, Bindu, Kamini Kaushal and Om Shivpuri. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was later remade into the Telugu film KD No. 1 starring N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha.The...
and Patthar Ke Sanam
Patthar Ke Sanam
Patthar Ke Sanam is a 1967 Hindi movie. Produced by the Nadiadwala's the film is directed by Raja Nawathe. It stars Manoj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz , Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani...
.
Many roles with him playing the supporting role to the hero were released and this way he reinvented himself as a character actor from being earlier the main villain. Pran from 1967 till 1997 became a well-known character actor in Hindi films and the most famous are the roles in Humjoli
Humjoli
Humjoli is a 1970 Hindi film produced by Prasan Kapoor and directed by Ramanna. The film stars Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar, Pran, Mehmood, Mumtaz and Aruna Irani...
, Parichay
Parichay
Parichay is a 1972 Indian film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali novel, Rangeen Uttarain by Raj Kumar Maitra.. The movie is inspired by The Sound of Music, but at the same time is not an exact copy of the original.-Plot:...
, Aankhon Aankhon Mein
Aankhon Aankhon Mein
Aankhon Aankhon Mein is a 1972 Hindi movie produced by J. Om Prakash and directed by Raghunath Jhalani. The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Rakhee, Pran and Dara Singh. The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan.-Plot:...
, Jheel Ke Us Paar
Jheel Ke Us Paar
Jheel Ke Us Paar is a 1973 Hindi film produced and directed by Bhappi Sonie. Based on a Novel by Gulshan Nanda the film stars Dharmendra, Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Pran, Yogeeta Bali, Ranjeet and Shatrughan Sinha. The films music is by R. D. Burman. Jal Mistry won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award...
, Zinda Dil
Zinda Dil
Zinda Dil is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Sikandar Khanna.-Plot summary:This is the story of two brothers and a father. The brothers are twins Arun Sharma , and Kewal Sharma , and the father is Major Hemraj Sharma , a war veteran who became disabled in the last war, and has to rely on crutches...
, Zehreela Insaan
Zehreela Insaan
Zehreela Insaan is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced by Virendra Sinha and directed by S.R. Puttana Kanagal, the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neetu Singh, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Dara Singh, Iftekhar, Madan Puri and Paintal....
, Hatyara
Hatyara
Hatyara is a 1977 Hindi movie. Produced by Sunil Sharma and directed by Surendra Mohan the film stars Moushumi Chatterjee , Vinod Khanna, Pradeep Kumar, Rakesh Roshan and Nirupa Roy. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji...
, Chor Ho To Aisa
Chor Ho To Aisa
Chor Ho To Aisa is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy and Bindu .-Cast:*Shatrughan Sinha ... Sanju P. Nath / Shankar*Reena Roy ... Champa*Bindu ... Seema*Vikas Anand ... Anil...
, Dhan Daulat, Jaanwar
Jaanwar (1983 film)
Jaanwar is an Indian Bollywood fantasy genre film directed by Ali Raza, released on 15 April, 1983. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman as the main lead characters of the film. This film was of different genre than the other films of the pair...
(1983), Raaj Tilak
Raaj Tilak (1984 film)
Raaj Tilak is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Kamal Hassan, Hema Malini, Ranjeeta Kaur, Reena Roy, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Pran, Ranjeet, Raj Kiran and Ajit-Plot:...
, Insaaf Kaun Karega
Insaaf Kaun Karega
Insaaf Kaun Karega is a Hindi film is directed by Sudarsan Nag and written by K. C. Bokadia. It stars Dharmendra, Rajnikant, Jayaprada and Madhavi....
, Bewafai
Bewafai
Bewafai is a 1985 Hindi film starring Rajesh Khanna and Rajnikanth. This was the first film starring these two actors . The film was directed by R. Thyagaarrajan. During the making of the film Haathi Mere Saathi , the producer Dhandayuthapani was part of the crew of the film as the office...
, Imaandaar, Sanam Bewafa
Sanam Bewafa
Sanam Bewafa is an Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran and Danny Denzongpa. The film released on 11 January 1991.- Synopsis :...
, 1942: A Love Story, Tere Mere Sapne(1997), Lav Kush. His films with Shashi Kapoor as the lead actor, too were big hits, notable being Biradari, Chori Mera Kaam
Chori Mera Kaam
Chori Mera Kaam is a 1975 Bollywood film. Produced by Chander Sadanah it is directed by Brij and written by K A Narayan. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Deven Verma, Pran and Iftekhar. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji.-Cast:...
, Phaansi
Phaansi
Phaansi is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Harmesh Malhotra. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Sulakshana Pandit, Pran and Ranjeet. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal...
, Shankar Dada
Shankar Dada
Shankar Dada is a 1976 Bollywood film directed by Shibu Mitra.-Cast:*Ashok Kumar ... Superintendent of Police*Shashi Kapoor ... Shankar Dada*Neetu Singh ... Roopa Verma*Anwar Hussain ... Babu Dada 'Babubhai'*Roopesh Kumar ... Moti...
, Chakkar Pe Chakkar
Chakkar Pe Chakkar
Chakkar Pe Chakkar is a 1977 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Ashok Roy. The film stars Shashi Kapoor and Rekha.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor ... Ravi Kumar*Rekha ... Shila Sahini*Raza Murad*Pran*Madan Puri*Lalita Pawar*Bindu*Bhagwan*G. Asrani...
, Rahu Ketu
Rahu Ketu
Rahu Ketu is a 1978 Bollywood action film directed by B.R. Ishara.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor ... Ravi Kapoor, C.B.I. officer*Rekha ... Tulsi*Prem Nath ... Collector Rahu Nath*Bindu ... Sheela*Aruna Irani ... Rani*Pran ... Karim / Ketu Verma...
, Apna Khoon
Apna Khoon
Apna Khoon is a 1978 Hindi action film comedy directed by Babbar Subhash. The films stars Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Ashok Kumar.The film premiered on 11 August 1978 in Mumbai.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor as Ram Verma*Hema Malini as Geeta*Ashok Kumar .....
and Maan Gaye Ustaad.
In the 1970s, Pran was offered the role of leading man in films like Dharma
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
(1973), Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Leena Chandavarkar.One of the songs namely, 'agar dil hamara sheeshe ke badle patthar ka hota' sung by kishore kumar is still popular...
, Jangal Mein Mangal
Jangal Mein Mangal
Jangal Mein Mangal is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The film stars Kiran Kumar and Reena Roy .-Cast:*Kiran Kumar ... Rajesh*Reena Roy ... Leela*Sonia Sahni ... Professor Laxmi*Pran ... Retd. Col. M.K. Das / Raghu...
, Rahu Ketu
Rahu Ketu
Rahu Ketu is a 1978 Bollywood action film directed by B.R. Ishara.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor ... Ravi Kapoor, C.B.I. officer*Rekha ... Tulsi*Prem Nath ... Collector Rahu Nath*Bindu ... Sheela*Aruna Irani ... Rani*Pran ... Karim / Ketu Verma...
. Since the fifties till late eighties, Pran was often cast with Ashok Kumar, to play either the role of friends, around whom the story revolved, in films like Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203 is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran- who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the...
, Chori Mera Kaam
Chori Mera Kaam
Chori Mera Kaam is a 1975 Bollywood film. Produced by Chander Sadanah it is directed by Brij and written by K A Narayan. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Deven Verma, Pran and Iftekhar. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji.-Cast:...
, Chor Ke Ghar Chor
Chor Ke Ghar Chor
Chor Ke Ghar Chor is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Vijay Sadanah.-Cast:*Zeenat Aman *Bindu ... Queen*Master Bittoo ... Young Raza*Preeti Ganguli ... Deven's wife*Randhir Kapoor*Ashok Kumar*Sulochana Latkar ... Randhir's mother*Raza Murad...
, Apna Khoon
Apna Khoon
Apna Khoon is a 1978 Hindi action film comedy directed by Babbar Subhash. The films stars Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Ashok Kumar.The film premiered on 11 August 1978 in Mumbai.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor as Ram Verma*Hema Malini as Geeta*Ashok Kumar .....
, Aap Ke Deewane
Aap Ke Deewane
Aap Ke Deewane is a 1980 Hindi movie produced 'unofficially' by Rakesh Roshan [] and directed by Surendra Mohan. The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra in a special role, Pran, Ashok Kumar, Tina Munim, Ranjeet, Deven Verma, Hrithik Roshan, Keshto Mukherjee and Poonam Dhillon. The...
and Raja Aur Rana or as characters in films like Pooja Ke Phool
Pooja Ke Phool
Pooja Ke Phool is a 1964 Hindi movie. Produced by A.V.Meiyappan and directed by Bhimsingh the film stars Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Pran, Nimmi and Leela Chitnis. The films music is given by Madan Mohan.-Plot:...
, Purab Aur Pachhim, Adhikar
Adhikar (1971 film)
Adhikar is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by S.M. Sagar. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Nanda and Deb Mukherjee....
, Naya Zamana
Naya Zamana
has played a pioneering role in the field of Indian music and culture in Trinidad and Tobago. Formed in 1944, the orchestra has provided entertainment for hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean and North America and has assisted many charitable organizations and events...
and Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool. The veteran actors were very close friends in professional and real life and have acted in 17 films together.
Pran recommended newcomer Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
to Prakash Mehra for the character of Vijay in Zanjeer, which was earlier offered to Dev Anand and Dharmendra but was rejected by them. Pran acted with Amitabh in 15 films, the most notable being Zanjeer
Zanjeer
Zanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered...
, Don
Don (1978 film)
Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...
, Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...
, Majboor
Majboor
Majboor is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. Music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was written by Salim-Javed. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Madan Puri, Rehman and Farida Jalal....
, Dostana, Naseeb, Kaalia
Kaalia
Kaalia is a 1981 Bollywood film. Written and directed by Tinnu Anand, the film was produced by Iqbal Singh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Pran, Amjad Khan, K.N. Singh and Jagdeep. The music is by R.D. Burman...
and Sharaabi
Sharaabi
Sharaabi is a 1984 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Prakash Mehra's last hit and sixth in a row with Amitabh, the other five being Zanjeer, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris and Namak Halaal...
. He was at the peak of his career in the 1970s,when he acted in action thriller, Don
Don (1978 film)
Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...
, and in those days Pran was paid much more than Amitabh Bachchan. The actor to be paid higher than Pran was only Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
in the 1970s and 80s; whereas in the 50s and 60s it was the trio of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor along with Rajendra Kumar. Pran remains the only male actor in Hindi cinema to have tasted many box office success throughout his active career without any dip or low phase in his long career.
Pran had started accepting more of versatile roles since the late 1960s; he occasionally accepted the role of a bad man in the 70s, 80s and 90s in films like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?
Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?
Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? is a 1970 Bollywood mystery film directed by Anil Hingorani. The film stars Dharmendra and Babita .-Cast:*Dharmendra ... CID Inspector Anand*Babita Kapoor ... Asha Prasad*Pran ... Daljit Prasad*Helen ... Rita...
, Gaddar
Gaddar
Gummadi Vittal Rao popularly known as Gaddar is a pseudonym of a revolutionary Telugu balladeer and vocal Naxalite activist from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India...
, Andhaa Kanoon (1983), Duniya
Duniya
-Awards:*2006-2007: Karnataka State Film Awards**Best Actor: Vijay**Best Screenplay: Soori**Best Supporting Actor: Rangayana Raghu**Best Female Playback Singer: M. D. Pallavi Arun-External links:* * * IndiaGlitz, 23 July 2007.*...
(1984), Hoshiyar, Dharm Adhikari and Azaad Desh Ke Ghulam. Director Prakash Mehra always casted Pran in most of his directorial ventures in his career like in Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara, Zanjeer, Aan Baan
Aan Baan
Aan Baan is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Rakhee Gulzar.Raja Bahadur rules his region, although fully aware that his days as King are numbered. Nevertheless, he indulges in women, alcohol, and high-living - most of which is through borrowed money, with the...
, Khalifa, Jwalamukhi
Jwalamukhi
Jwalamukhi was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu , who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist....
, Sharaabi, Jaadugar. Pran was a hot favourite with Manmohan Desai, having directed Pran regularly in his directorial ventures like Chhalia
Chhalia
Chhalia is a 1960 Hindi film. Directed by Manmohan Desai it stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth. Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped "simple guy with a heart of gold" role yet again in this film....
, Bluff Master, Dharam Veer
Dharam Veer (1977 film)
Dharam-Veer is a 1977 Indian Hindi film, produced and directed by Manmohan Desai. It was part of Desai's four big hits of the year based on the "separated and reunited" theme . The movie stars Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Pran, Indrani Mukherjee, Jeevan and Ranjeet...
, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony. Subhash Ghai casted him in Vishwanath
Vishwanath
Vishwanath is another name for the Hindu deity Shiva and literally means "Lord of the Universe".It may refer to:* Kashi Vishwanath Temple, important Hindu temple in Varanasi, India dedicated to Shiva...
, Karz
Karz
Karz is a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is from Karz....
and Krodhi
Krodhi
Krodhi is a 1981 Indian Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai and starring Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Premnath, Sachin, Ranjeeta and Hema Malini in an extended special appearance. The movie was produced by Ranjit Virk and the music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal....
.
In the late nineties, Pran started rejecting film offers citing age-related problems. But in the nineties when Amitabh was going through the bad patch in his career, he requested Pran to do roles in his home productions Mrityudaata and Tere Mere Sapne
Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)
Tere Mere Sapne is a 1996 Hindi film produced by Amitabh Bachchan's production company A.B.C.L. and directed by Joy Augustine. The film had a cast of newcomer actors consisting of Chandrachur Singh, Arshad Warsi, Priya Gill and Simran.-Plot:...
and Pran made an exception by acting in them. Pran's legs had begun to shiver in 1997 so his character in Mrityudaata was modified accordingly to justify his legs shivering and in Tere Mere Sapne, his shots were taken with him being seated. Post 2000, he made few guest appearances.
The legendary "Villain of the Millennium" has had a marathon six-decade career in Hindi cinema and is one of the most celebrated actors of the industry. So effective was his acting that it said that people stopped naming their children 'Pran' because of his villain roles, while the industry had started calling him 'Pran Sahab'. His favourite line "Barkhurdaar" became immensely popular.
His biography, ...and Pran was so named because, in most of the movies that he acted in, his was the last name in the cast portion of the credits, with the words "...and Pran" and sometime "..above all Pran".
Filmfare Awards
- 1967 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardThe Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
for Upkaar - 1969 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardThe Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
for Aanso Ban Gaye Phool - 1972 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardThe Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
for Be-ImaanBe-ImaanBe-Imaan is a 1972 film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Rakhee, Premnath, Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun...
(Pran refused to accept) - 1997 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement AwardFilmfare Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, initially named Raj Kapoor Award for Lifetime Achievement after Raj Kapoor is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films....
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
- 1961 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti HaiJis Desh Men Ganga Behti HaiJis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Radhu Karmakar...
- 1966 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Shaheed
- 1973 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: ZanjeerZanjeerZanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered...
Other awards and recognitions
- 1973 - Chitrlok Cine Circle AhmedabadAhmedabadAhmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
: "Best Character Award". - 1976 - Bombay Film Award: Most Versatile Actor.
- 1978 - Bombay Film Award: Most Versatile Actor.
- 1978 - North Bombay Jaycees: Best Character Actor.
- 1983 - Kala Bhushan Award presented by PunjabiPunjabi peopleThe Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
Kala Sangam. - 1984 - "Extra Ordinary Special Award as Wizard of Acting" by Bombay Film Award.
- 1984 - "Viyayshree Award" presented for enriching Human Life and Outstanding Attainments India Int. Friendship Society).
- 1984 - "Ars Gratia Artis" for excellence in emotive Art.
- 1984 - Filmgoers Award: Reigning "Abhinay Samrat".
- 1987 - North Bombay Jaycees: Outstanding Performance of Decade.
- 1990 - Kala Rattan Award presented by PunjabiPunjabi peopleThe Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
Kal Sangam for 50 glorious Years. - 1990 - PunjabPunjab (India)Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
Association: an Award for 50 years in the Industry. - 1990 - SouthallSouthallSouthall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
Lion's Club LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
: "In recognition of Invaluable Services to Charity at the Celebration of Golden Jubilee of his services tot Film Industry. - 1991 - Cinegoers Award: "Abhinay Samrat Golden Jubilee Award".
- 1992 - Outstanding contribution to Indian Film Industry, Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association.
- 2000 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement AwardStar Screen Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award is an Indian cinema prize. Each year the recipient is chosen by a panel of judges, and the winner is announced in January.-Winners:...
- 2000 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime AchievementZee Cine Award for Lifetime AchievementThe Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement is given to someone who is at the verge of retiring from films and it is to commemorate his/her career at the limelight.The respected people are listed below:-...
- 2000 - "Villain of the Millennium" by Stardust AwardStardust AwardsThe Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which congratulate the superstars of the new generation who are making an impact on the future. It is sponsored by Stardust magazine.- Background :...
. - 2001 - Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
, India's third highest civilian award from the Government of India. - 2004 - Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
Government. - 2010 - Phalke Icon and Legendary Cine Versatile Cine Star Award by Dadasaheb Phalke Academy. http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/may/010410-dadasaheb-phalke-awards.htm http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/PhotoGallery?gId=0&photocat=2
Selected filmography
- Pran also worked in numerous BengaliBengali languageBengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
films in 1960-1970, however they are not listed.
- Khandan (1942)
- ZiddiZiddi (1948 film)Ziddi is a 1948 Hindi film directed by Shaheed Latif. It was based on a story by Ismat Chughtai and launched the career of Dev Anand as the lead hero. The film helped establish its stars Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in Hindi films...
(1948) - Barsaat Ki Ek RaatBarsaat Ki Ek RaatBarsaat Ki Ek Raat is a 1981 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Amjad Khan and Utpal Dutt. It was directed by Shakti Samanta...
(1948) - Bari Behen (1949)
- Sheesh Mahal" (1950)
- Biraj BahuBiraj BahuBiraj Bahu is a 1955 Hindi film produced by Hiten Choudhury and directed by Bimal Roy, and based on a novel by Saratchandra Chatterjee. The film stars Kamini Kaushal, Abhi Bhattacharya and Pran. The films music is by Salil Choudhury-Plot:...
(1954) - AzaadAzaad (1955 film)Azaad is a 1955 Bollywood film produced and directed by Sriramulu Naidu S.M. The music director is C. Ramchandra....
(1955) - MunimjiMunimjiMunimji is a 1955 Indian Hindi movie. Written by Nasir Hussain, it starred Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant as the lead couple. Pran played the villain in the film. The film also starred Ameeta and Nirupa Roy. The team of Mukherjee, Nasir Hussain, Dev Anand and music director S.D. Burman later got...
(1955) - Chori ChoriChori ChoriChori Chori is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Anant Thakur, with music by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The film is inspired by the Hollywood movie, It Happened One Night. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Bhagwan Dada, Pran, David, and Johnny Walker have...
(1955) - Halaku(1956)
- DevdasDevdas (1955 film)Devdas is a 1955 film directed by Bimal Roy, based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel, Devdas.In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.-Plot:...
(1956) - Tumsa Nahin DekhaTumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)Tumsa Nahin Dekha is a 1957 film produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee for Filmistan- the breakaway studio formed by some old Bombay Talkies hands like Sashadhar. The film marked Nasir Hussain's evolution into a director. He had written films like Munimjee and Paying Guest...
(1957) - MadhumatiMadhumatiMadhumati is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The music was composed by Salil Choudhury with the lyrics by Shailendra. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran, and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to...
(1958) - ChhaliaChhaliaChhalia is a 1960 Hindi film. Directed by Manmohan Desai it stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth. Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped "simple guy with a heart of gold" role yet again in this film....
(1960) - Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960)
- Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota HaiJab Pyar Kisi Se Hota HaiJab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai is a 1961 Bollywood movie that became a box office hit. It was written, produced, and directed by Nasir Hussain. The first film Hussain ever produced, it featured Dev Anand and Hussain fixture Asha Parekh in the leading roles...
(1961) - Dil Tera DiwanaDil Tera DiwanaDil Tera Diwana is a 1962 Hindi film. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Mehmood, Pran and Om Prakash. The Music is by Shankar Jaikishan.The film was Black and White in an era where colour films had already started making their appearance. The music of the film was popular....
(1962) - Half TicketHalf TicketHalf ticket, directed by Kalidas, is a 1962 Bollywood classic film starring Kishore Kumar , Madhubala, Helen and Pran.-Synopsis:Vijay is the good-for-nothing son of a rich industrialist, who becomes bored of his father’s constant railing and the efforts to marry him off, with the intention of...
(1962) - Phir Wohi Dil Laya HoonPhir Wohi Dil Laya HoonPhir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film. The film became a superhit at the box office. This was Nasir Hussain's second production, the first being Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. He also wrote and directed it. It starred Joy Mukherjee and the Nasir Hussain fixture Asha Parekh...
(1963) - Mere MehboobMere MehboobMere Mehboob is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a "blockbuster" and took the number one position at the box office in 1963. The movie drew a background from Aligarh Muslim...
(1963) - Kashmir Ki KaliKashmir Ki KaliKashmir Ki Kali is a 1964 Indian film directed by Shakti Samanta.-Plot:Wealthy and pampered Rajiv Lal is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. She would like him to get married and starts receiving proposals from all over the country. She meets with and interviews various prospective brides, and picks...
(1964) - RajkumarRajkumar (1964 film)Rajkumar is a 1964 Hindi film directed by K Shankar. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sadhana, Pran, Prithviraj Kapoor, Om Prakash and Rajindernath. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film became a box office hit.-Plot:...
(1964) - Mere SanamMere SanamMere Sanam was a Hindi film released in 1965 Hindi film starring Asha Parekh, Biswajeet, Pran, Rajindernath and Mumtaz. The film was a hit at the box office. The ear-pleasing music and beautiful locations were mostly responsible for the film's success. The story line and direction were also good,...
(1965) - ShaheedShaheed (1965 film)Shaheed is a 1965 Hindi movie based on Bhagat Singh's life. Produced by Kewal Kashyap and directed by S Ram Sharma the film stars Manoj Kumar , Kamini Kaushal, Pran, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asit Sen, Indrani Mukherjee and Anwar Hussain...
(1965) - Do BadanDo BadanDo Badan is a 1966 Hindi film. The film became a hit at the box office. Produced by Huda Bihari the film is directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal and Pran...
(1966) - Dil Diya Dard LiyaDil Diya Dard LiyaDil Diya Dard Liya is a 1966 Hindi film based upon Emily Brontë's celebrated novel Wuthering Heights. The film is directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and Dilip Kumar. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama and Johnny Walker. The films music is by Naushad who gave one after...
(1966) - Love in TokyoLove in TokyoLove In Tokyo is a 1966 Hindi film that became a hit at the box office. It was written by Sachin Bhowmick and produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Madan Puri. Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics.-Filming:The...
(1966) - An Evening In ParisAn Evening in ParisAn Evening In Paris is a 1967 Indian Hindi film. Produced and directed by Shakti Samanta, Story by Sachin Bhowmick. The movie stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in a double role, Pran as the villain, and Rajindernath in the comic subplot.- Synopsis :...
(1967) - Pathar Ke Sanam(1967)
- Ram Aur ShyamRam Aur ShyamRam Aur Shyam is a 1967 Indian Hindi feature film, directed by Tapi Chanakya. Its producer B. Nagi Reddy previously produced Ramudu Bheemudu, a Telugu film starring N.T...
(1967)
- MilanMilan (1967 film)Milan is a 1967 Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu film Mooga Manasulu and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna , Pran and Deven Varma. The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal...
(1967) - UpkarUpkarUpkar is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Manoj Kumar started his Mr Bharat persona and his brand of patriotism & fearless courage with this film.-Plot:...
(1967) - Safar (film)Safar (film)Safar is a 1970 Indian Hindi film directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Feroz Khan in lead roles. The film became the tenth top-grossing production of the year...
(1968) - Brahmchari (1968)
- AnjaanaAnjaanaAnjaana is a 1969 Hindi film produced and directed by Mohan Kumar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Babita, Pran, Prem Chopra and Nirupa Roy. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal....
(1969) - Tum Se Achcha Kaun HaiTum Se Achcha Kaun HaiTum Se Achcha Kaun Hai is a 2002 Bollywood romantic film directed by Deepak Anand. Starring Rati Agnihotri , Ali Asghar and Aarti Chhabria, it premiered on 26 April 2002 in Mumbai.-Cast:*Rati Agnihotri as Professor Dixit*Ali Asghar as Ali*Ruchi Bafna...
(1969) - Pyar Hi PyarPyar Hi PyarPyar Hi Pyar is a 1969 Hindi film produced by Rajaram and Satish Wagle, the film is directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Dharmendra, Vyjayanthimala, Pran, Helen, Madan Puri and Mehmood.-Plot:...
(1969) - GanwaarGanwaarGanwaar is a 1970 Bollywood film produced and directed by Naresh Kumar. It stars Mr Naresh Kumar's favourite leading man Rajendra Kumar with Vyjayanthimala, Pran and Jeevan. The films music is by Naushad....
(1970) - Tum Haseen Main Jawan(1970)
- GopiGopi (1970 film)Gopi is a 1970 Hindi film produced by T S Muthuswami and S S Palaniappan, the film is directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Pran, Durga Khote, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani.-Plot Summary:...
(1970) - Heer RaanjhaHeer RaanjhaHeer Raanjha is a 1970 Hindi movie, produced by son Ketan Anand and directed by father Chetan Anand. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh, Pran, Prithviraj Kapoor, Ajit, Jayant, Sonia Sahni, Kamini Kaushal, Indrani Mukherjee, Achla Sachdev and Tun Tun...
(1970) - HumjoliHumjoliHumjoli is a 1970 Hindi film produced by Prasan Kapoor and directed by Ramanna. The film stars Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar, Pran, Mehmood, Mumtaz and Aruna Irani...
(1970) - Johny Mera NaamJohny Mera NaamJohny Mera Naam is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie. Directed by Vijay Anand, it stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the role of a pair of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar and Iftekhar also star in this movie. It is considered a Dev Anand...
(1970) - Purab Aur PaschimPurab Aur PaschimPurab Aur Paschim is a 1970 Indian film. The movie was Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji...
(1970) - GuddiGuddiGuddi is a 1971 film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Gulzar. It starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Utpal Dutt. It is Jaya Bachchan 's career making film in which she plays a school girl obsessed with the actor Dharmendra, who plays himself. She earned a Filmfare nomination as...
(1971) - Naya ZamanaNaya Zamanahas played a pioneering role in the field of Indian music and culture in Trinidad and Tobago. Formed in 1944, the orchestra has provided entertainment for hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean and North America and has assisted many charitable organizations and events...
(1971) - Ek BecharaEk BecharaEk Bechara is a 1972 Hindi film produced by B.N. Ghosh and directed by S. M. Abbas. The film stars Jeetendra, Rekha, Vinod Khanna, Pran, Johnny Walker and Bindu. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal....
(1972) - ParichayParichayParichay is a 1972 Indian film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali novel, Rangeen Uttarain by Raj Kumar Maitra.. The movie is inspired by The Sound of Music, but at the same time is not an exact copy of the original.-Plot:...
(1972) - Victoria No. 203Victoria No. 203Victoria No. 203 is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran- who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the...
(1972) - Jangal Mein MangalJangal Mein MangalJangal Mein Mangal is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The film stars Kiran Kumar and Reena Roy .-Cast:*Kiran Kumar ... Rajesh*Reena Roy ... Leela*Sonia Sahni ... Professor Laxmi*Pran ... Retd. Col. M.K. Das / Raghu...
(1972) - ZanjeerZanjeerZanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered...
(1973) - BobbyBobby (1973 film)Bobby is a 1973 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film was widely popular, and widely imitated. It also represented the film début for Dimple Kapadia and the first leading role for Raj Kapoor's son, Rishi Kapoor....
(1973) - JugnuJugnuJugnu is a 1973 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The story is about an extremely Intelligent crook with a "Golden" Heart who has the remarkable ability to steal from the most protected setups. The movie also stars Hema Malini , Lalita Pawar, Mehmood, Prem Chopra,...
(1973) - GaddarGaddarGummadi Vittal Rao popularly known as Gaddar is a pseudonym of a revolutionary Telugu balladeer and vocal Naxalite activist from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India...
(1973) - Jheel Ke Us PaarJheel Ke Us PaarJheel Ke Us Paar is a 1973 Hindi film produced and directed by Bhappi Sonie. Based on a Novel by Gulshan Nanda the film stars Dharmendra, Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Pran, Yogeeta Bali, Ranjeet and Shatrughan Sinha. The films music is by R. D. Burman. Jal Mistry won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award...
(1973) - MajboorMajboorMajboor is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. Music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was written by Salim-Javed. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Madan Puri, Rehman and Farida Jalal....
(1974) - Zehreela InsaanZehreela InsaanZehreela Insaan is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced by Virendra Sinha and directed by S.R. Puttana Kanagal, the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neetu Singh, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Dara Singh, Iftekhar, Madan Puri and Paintal....
(1974) - SanyasiSanyasi (1975 film)Sanyasi is a 1975 Hindi film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar, and starring Manoj Kumar and Hema Malini as leads.- Synopsis :Ram : In a gorgeous place stays a sanyasi - a religious minded young man who runs away from the wedding nupitals....
(1975) - Dus Numbari (1976)
- Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar Akbar AnthonyAmar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...
(1977)
- Dharam VeerDharam Veer (1977 film)Dharam-Veer is a 1977 Indian Hindi film, produced and directed by Manmohan Desai. It was part of Desai's four big hits of the year based on the "separated and reunited" theme . The movie stars Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Pran, Indrani Mukherjee, Jeevan and Ranjeet...
(1977) - Des PardesDes PardesDes Pardes is a 1978 Hindi film produced and directed by Dev Anand. This family drama stars Dev Anand and Tina Munim , with Ajit, Pran, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Tom Alter, Bindu, Prem Chopra, A. K. Hangal, Sujit Kumar, Mehmood and Paintal in supporting cast...
(1978) - DonDon (1978 film)Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...
(1978) - Ganga Ki SaugandhGanga Ki SaugandhGanga Ki Saugandh is a 1978 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Sultan Ahmed this film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Pran, I. S. Johar, Bindu, and Anju Mahendru. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji....
(1978) - VishwanathVishwanathVishwanath is another name for the Hindu deity Shiva and literally means "Lord of the Universe".It may refer to:* Kashi Vishwanath Temple, important Hindu temple in Varanasi, India dedicated to Shiva...
(1978) - Aap Ke Diwane (1980)
- Dostana(1980)
- KarzKarzKarz is a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is from Karz....
(1980) - KaaliaKaaliaKaalia is a 1981 Bollywood film. Written and directed by Tinnu Anand, the film was produced by Iqbal Singh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Pran, Amjad Khan, K.N. Singh and Jagdeep. The music is by R.D. Burman...
(1981) - Naseeb (1981)
- Andha KanoonAndha KanoonAndha Kanoon is a 1983 Bollywood film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Rajnikant, Hema Malini, and Reena Roy. Amitabh Bachchan has a special extended guest appearance....
(1983) - Naukar Biwi KaNaukar Biwi KaNaukar Biwi Ka is a 1983 Hindi movie starring Dharmendra, Anita Raj, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra, Raj Babbar and Om Prakash. It was directed by Rajkumar Kohli...
(1983) - SoutenSoutenSouten is a 1983 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Sawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. The film is a family drama. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna...
(1983) - NastikNastikNastik may refer to:* Nastika, Indian philosophical schools and persons that do not accept the authority of the Vedas as supreme. "Nastika" is often translated as "atheist"....
(1983) - Sohni MahiwalSohni MahiwalSohni Mahiwal and is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan. The other six are Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, LiLa Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sassi Punnun and Dhaj, Ror Kumar commonly known as Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai...
(1984) - Insaaf Kaun KaregaInsaaf Kaun KaregaInsaaf Kaun Karega is a Hindi film is directed by Sudarsan Nag and written by K. C. Bokadia. It stars Dharmendra, Rajnikant, Jayaprada and Madhavi....
(1984) - Raaj TilakRaaj Tilak (1984 film)Raaj Tilak is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Kamal Hassan, Hema Malini, Ranjeeta Kaur, Reena Roy, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Pran, Ranjeet, Raj Kiran and Ajit-Plot:...
(1984) - SharaabiSharaabiSharaabi is a 1984 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Prakash Mehra's last hit and sixth in a row with Amitabh, the other five being Zanjeer, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris and Namak Halaal...
(1984) - BewafaiBewafaiBewafai is a 1985 Hindi film starring Rajesh Khanna and Rajnikanth. This was the first film starring these two actors . The film was directed by R. Thyagaarrajan. During the making of the film Haathi Mere Saathi , the producer Dhandayuthapani was part of the crew of the film as the office...
(1985) - Dosti DushmaniDosti DushmaniDosti Dushmani is a Hindi film is directed by T. Rama Rao. It starrs Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Rishi Kapoor, Banupriya, Poonam Dhillon, Kimi Katkar, Pran, Kadar Khan, Asrani, Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri.Lyrics: Anand Bakshi...
(1986) - Paap Ki DuniyaPaap Ki DuniyaPaap Ki Duniya is an Indian film directed by Shibu Mitra and released in 1988. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Neelam, Shakti Kapoor, Chunky Pandey.-Characters:* Sunny Deol ... Suraj / Ashok* Chunky Pandey ... Inspector Vijay* Neelam ... Aarti* Pran ... Jailer...
(1988) - Shukriya(1988)
- ShahenshahShahenshah (film)Shahenshah is a 1988 Bollywood superhero film directed by Tinnu Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan in the title role. The film was produced and directed by Tinnu Anand. The story of the film was written by Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachan and the screenplay was written by veteran screenwriter...
(1988) - Sanam BewafaSanam BewafaSanam Bewafa is an Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran and Danny Denzongpa. The film released on 11 January 1991.- Synopsis :...
(1990) - Hosa Raaga (1991, Kannada)
- Isi Ka Naam Zindgi (1992)
- 1942: A Love Story1942: A Love Story1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing...
(1994) - Tere Mere SapneTere Mere Sapne (1996 film)Tere Mere Sapne is a 1996 Hindi film produced by Amitabh Bachchan's production company A.B.C.L. and directed by Joy Augustine. The film had a cast of newcomer actors consisting of Chandrachur Singh, Arshad Warsi, Priya Gill and Simran.-Plot:...
(1996) - MrityudataMrityudataMrityudata is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by Mehul Kumar with music by Anand Milind. The film is considered to be a comeback role for Amitabh Bachchan who temporarily left the industry in 1992...
(1997)
Further reading
- ...and PRAN, a Biography, by Bunny Ruben. HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, India, 2004. ISBN 81-7223-466-X. - The Life of A Villain-Pran by Chobay Gill (2005), HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
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, 446 pages. ISBN 81-7223-466-X
External links
- PRAN - The legend of Hindi Cinema - Official Website
- Pran receive Dadasaheb Phalke honour
- Interview with Pran Kishen Sikand at Rediff.comRediff.comRediff.com India is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT" and is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA....