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My Take
Pran is one of those figures who reframe what greatness in cinema can mean. For six decades he was Hindi film's most magnetic villain, and what strikes me is that being despised on screen night after night requires a generosity most leading men never test. He absorbed the audience's hatred so the story could land, and was paid handsomely for it. That a man who built a career on menace was eventually crowned with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award tells you everything: India honored the craft, not just the charm. To me, mastering the role nobody wants is the rarer triumph.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pran
- Name (Japanese)
- プラン
- Reading
- ぷらん
- Born
- February 12, 1920 – July 12, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Padma Bhushan
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.pransikand.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
Frequently asked questions
When was Pran born?
February 12, 1920 – July 12, 2013.
Where is Pran from?
Pran is from Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan.
What does Pran do?
Pran works as actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.