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pran Awards
YEAR AWARD AWARDED BY
1960 Best Villain Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1961 Best Villain Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1963 Best Villain Uttar Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1967 Best Villain Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1967
Best Supporting Actor for Upkar
Filmfare
1967
Special Award for Upkar
Uttar Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1969
Best Supporting Actor for Ansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Filmfare
1970 Top Awards Winner Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1970
Filmgoers AwardBest Supporting Actor for
Johny Mera Naam
All-India Filmgoers’ Association
1970
Lenin Centenary Awardfor services in the fields of art and culture
Lenin Centenary Committee,
Uttar Pradesh
1970
The Nizam’s Gold Medal
Andhra Urdu Periodicals’ Association
1970 For his Supporting Portrayal in Ansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists’ Award
1970 For his Supporting Portrayal in Ansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Social And Cultural Bureau’s (Bombay) Award
1970-71
Best Supporting Actor forJohny Mera Naam
Maharashtra Film Fan Club
1970/71
Best Supporting Actor for Ganwaar
Bhavnagar Cine Circle
1971
Best Supporting Actor for Adhikar
Filmgoers Award
1972
Best Supporting Actor for Victoria No: 203
Filmgoers Award
1972
Best Supporting Actor for Be- Imaan
Shama - Sushma Film Award
1972 Most Outstanding Supporting Actor of 1972
Lion’s Club Of Bombay (Colaba)
1972 Be-Imaan Crystal Association Trophy
1972
Best Supporting Actor
forBe-Imaan [Pran refused to accept this Award]
Filmfare
1972-73 Best Character Artiste Award
Chitralok Cine Circle (Ahmedabad)
March 24,1973
Best Supporting Actor
Lion’s Club Of Bombay(Cumballa Hill)
1973 Actor of The Year — Everest Award
Filmgoers Award
1973
Best Supporting Actor for Zanjeer
Shama - Sushma Film Award
1973
Zanjeer
Crystal Association Trophy
1973 Outstanding Supporting Actor
Lion’s Film Awards
1973
Best Performance in Zanjeer
Bengal Film Journalists Award (Calcutta)
1973 Best Actor of the Decade — for Zanjeer
Uttar Pradesh Film Journalists Association
1974
A Perfect Actor
Filmgoers Award
1974
Best Supporting Actor for Dharma
Shama - Sushma Film Award
1974 Outstanding Supporting Actor
Lion’s Film Awards
1975 Outstanding Supporting Actor
Lion’s Film Awards
1975 Best Supporting Actor
Mehendi (Gujarati Monthly)
1975-76 Most Versatile Actor
Bombay Film Award
1976 Outstanding Supporting Actor
Lion’s Film Awards
1977-78 Most Versatile Actor
Bombay Film Award
1978 Best Character Actor
North Bombay Jaycees
1980
Shiromani Award for Outstanding Motion-Picture Performances
Presented by The Vice President of India
1983-84
Best Character Actor for Lalach
Punjabi Kala Sangam(New Delhi)
1984
Abhinay Samrat(King Of Acting)
All-India Filmgoers’ Association
1984
Extra Ordinary Special Award as Wizard of Acting
Bombay Film Awards
13th Oct. 1985
Kala Bhushan Award
Presented by Punjabi Kala Sangam
1987
Outstanding Performance of the Decade
North Bombay Jaycees
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Vijayshree Award For Enriching Human Life and Outstanding Attainments
India International Friendship Society
-
Excellence In Emotive Art
‘Ars Gratia Artis’ Award
1990
For 50 Years in the Industry
The Punjab Association
1990
Kala Rattan Award For Completing 50 Glorious Years In Cinema
Presented by Punjabi Kala Sangam
1990 (9/3/90)
In Recognition of Invaluable Services to Charity at the Celebration of The Golden Jubilee of his Services to Film Industry
Southall Lion’s Club (London, U. K.)
-
Honoured for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Slough Borough Council (U.K.)
1991
Abhinay Samrat Award for Contribution to Indian Cinema for 50years
Indian Cinegoers Academy Awards
1992
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Film Industry
IMMPA Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association
1997
Filmfare Special Veteran’s Award
[This award is not the same as the Lifetime Achievement Awards, which incidentally were awarded to Dharmendra and Mumtaz that year]
Filmfare
2000(Jan)
Hero Honda-Stardust ‘Villain of the Millennium’ for Best Actor / Actress In A Negative Role
Hero Honda-Stardust Salute To Indian Cinema Millennium Honours
January
2000
Icon Of The Millenium — Pran The Versatile Actor
Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Awards 2000
March
2000(11.3.2000)
Lux — Zee Cine AwardLifetime Achievement Award For Excellence In Cinema [A Democratic Way]
Lux — Zee Cine Awards
2000 Lifetime Achievement Award
Screen
March 2001
Padmabhushan
The Government Of India Padmabhushan Awards
2001
Felicitation on winning The ‘Padmabhushan’ at Rashtriya Bhavan, Delhi.
The Cine Artistes Association
2001
Felicitation
On The Occasion Of The 43rd Baisakhi Celebrations in Mumbai
The Punjab Association
July
2004
[16.7.2004]
The (late) Raj Kapoor Award The Government Of Maharashtra
pran References
Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema, by Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd, Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee. Published by Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2003. ISBN 8179910660.
a b Pran Bollywood: yesterday - today - tomorrow, by Ramesh Dawar. Published by Star Publications, 2006. ISBN 190586301. Page 89.
Padma Bhushan Pran -- Fine actor, finer man The Hindu, 28 January 2001.
Pran chosen for Raj Kapoor award The Times of India, 15 July 2004.
a b c A lifetime of villainy Prerana Trehan, The Tribune, 25 July 2004.
Villains bollywoodprofilesite.com.
My Best Year - PRAN:1948 India Today, 3 July 2006. "When Bombay Talkies approached me, all I could say was that I needed an advance.".
a b ..In March 2000, he was honoured with the Zee Lifetime Achievement Award Rediff, 5 April 2000.
Bollywood: a history, by Mihir Bose. Published by Lotus Collection, Roli Books, 2007. ISBN 8174365087.Page 161.
Pran is eighty - His is the kind of life (pran) life will always be proud of Screen.
Reel evil The Tribune, 24 October 2004."..Bimal Roy presents, Madhumati, starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Johny Walker, Tiwari . . . and Pran."
1962:25th Annual BFJA Awards - Awards For The Year 1961 BFJA Awards website.
1967:30th Annual BFJA Awards - Awards For The Year 1966 BFJA Awards website.
1974: 37th Annual BFJA Awards - Awards For The Year 1973 BFJA Awards website.
a b Awards
Lata, Bismillah Khan get Bharat Ratnas Rediff.com, 25 January 2001. "The Padma Bhushan...veteran actor Pran,".
pran Selected filmography
Main article: Pran Sikhand filmography
Pran also worked in numerous Bengali films in 1960-1970, however they are not listed.
Khandan (1942)
Ziddi (1948)
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1948)
Bari Behen (1949)
Sheesh Mahal" (1950)
Biraj Bahu (1954)
Azaad (1955)
Munimji (1955)
Chori Chori (1955)
Halaku(1956)
Devdas (1956)
Tumsa Nahin Dekha(1957)
Madhumati(1958)
Chhalia (1960)
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960)
Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961)
Dil Tera Diwana (1962)
Half Ticket (1962)
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon(1963)
Mere Mehboob(1963)
Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Rajkumar (1964)
Mere Sanam (1965)
Shaheed (1965)
Do Badan (1966)
Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
Love in Tokyo(1966)
An Evening In Paris(1967)
Pathar Ke Sanam(1967)
Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
Milan (1967)
Upkar (1967)
Safar (film)(1968)
Brahmchari (1968)
Anjaana(1969)
Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai (1969)
Pyar Hi Pyar (1969)
Ganwaar(1970)
Tum Haseen Main Jawan(1970)
Gopi (1970)
Heer Raanjha (1970)
Humjoli (1970)
Johny Mera Naam (1970)
Purab Aur Paschim (1970)
Guddi(1971)
Naya Zamana (1971)
Ek Bechara (1972)
Parichay (1972)
Victoria No. 203 (1972)
Jungle mein Mangal (1972)
Zanjeer(1973)
Bobby (1973)
Jugnu (1973)
Gaddar (1973)
Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973)
Majboor(1974)
Zehreela Insaan(1974)
Sanyasi(1975)
Dus Numbari (1976)
Amar Akbar Anthony(1977)
Dharam Veer (1977)
Des Pardes(1978)
Don(1978)
Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978)
Vishwanath[disambiguation needed] (1978)
Aap Ke Diwane (1980)
Dostana(1980)
Karz (1980)
Kaalia (1981)
Naseeb (1981)
Andha Kanoon(1983)
Naukar Biwi Ka(1983)
Souten(1983)
Nastik (1983)
Sohni Mahiwal(1984)
Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
Raaj Tilak (1984)
Sharaabi (1984)
Bewafai(1985)
Dosti Dushmani (1986)
Paap Ki Duniya (1988)
Shukriya(1988)
Shahenshah(1988)
Sanam Bewafa(1990)
Hosa Raaga (1991, Kannada)
Isi Ka Naam Zindgi (1992)
1942: A Love Story (1994)
Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
Mrityudata (1997)
pran Awards and honours
Filmfare Awards
1967 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Upkaar
1969 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aanso Ban Gaye Phool
1972 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Be-Imaan (Pran refused to accept)
1997 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
1961 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
1966 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Shaheed
1973 - BFJA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Zanjeer
Other awards and recognitions
1973 - Chitrlok Cine Circle 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 Punjabi 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 Punjabi Kal Sangam for 50 glorious Years.
1990 - Punjab Association: an Award for 50 years in the Industry.
1990 - Southall Lion's Club London: "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 Award
2000 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
2000 - "Villain of the Millennium" by Stardust Award.
2001 - Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award from the Government of India.
2004 - Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Maharashtra Government.
2010 - Phalke Icon and Legendary Cine Versatile Cine Star Award by Dadasaheb Phalke Academy
pran Later Career (1967-2007)
In the late 1960s, with the character of Malang Chacha in Manoj Kumar's Upkaar in 1967, he turned to positive character roles, wherein the popular Kalyanji Anandji song, Kasme vaade pyaar wafaa was picturised on him. Ironically 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 seventies, Pran was also offered the role of leading man, on whose shoulders the film ran like Dharma(1973), Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara, Jangal Mein Mangal, Rahu Ketu. Since the fifties till late eighties, Pran was often casted with Ashok Kumar, to play either the role of two 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 two different characters in films like Pooja Ke Phool, Purab Aur Pachhim, Adhikar, Naya Zamana and Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool.The two veteran actors, Ashok Kumar and Pran were very close friends in both professional and real life too and have acted in 17 films together.
Pran recommended the then 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 due to some reason. 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 money than Amitabh Bachchan.The actors to be paid higher than Pran was Rajesh Khanna in the 70's and 80's and in the 50's and 60's 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 for six decades without any dip or low phase in his long career.
Pran had started accepting more of versatile roles since the late sixties but occasionally continued to accept the role of a bad man in the 70's, 80's and 90's too 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,[disambiguation needed] Jwalamukhi, Sharaabi, Jaadugar. Pran was a hot favourite with Manmohan Desai too having directed Pran regularly in his directorial ventures like Chhalia, Bluff Master, Dharam Veer, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony.Subhash Ghai casted him in Vishwanath,[disambiguation needed] Karz and Krodhi.
In the late nineties, Pran started rejecting film offers citing his old 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 shivering legs 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 decades long 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".
pran Early Career (1940-1966)
A chance meeting with the writer, Wali Mohammad Wali, who worked for Dalsukh Pancholi, at a shop in Hira Mandi, Lahore, 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 followed by Chaudhary and Khajanchi. Soon he established a name for himself as a villain in the Lahore film industry, along with other noted villains of time, Ajit and K. N. Singh. Later, Pancholi also 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, in fact months of wait and unsuccessful hunting followed, after which he moved to smaller hotels and eventually ended up in Delmar Hotel, Marine Drive. It was only eight months later, in 1948, that 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, launched his career in Bombay. This film was also Dev Anand's big break as a hero, and there was no turning for Pran from then on.[3][8] Then 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 50's and 60's. 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,[disambiguation needed] Chori Chori, Jagte Raho, Chhalia, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai, Dil Hi Toh Hai. Subsequently in the sixties and early seventies, even though his age had catched up and he was in his forties, being slim and fit, his demand in the film market never went down and was given pivotal roles as a young character aged between 25-30 in films with Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee, Rajendra Kumar and Dharmendra as the lead hero. Whereas Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor's career as the young hero started to decline from the late sixties as both of them had put on lot of weight in the sixties although they were younger to Pran.But Pran's association with Dev Anand continued even beyond the 60's with super hits like Johny Mera Naam, Warrant[disambiguation needed] and Des Pardes. His film with him as the lead hero, Halaku[disambiguation needed] 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.
pran Personal life and education
Pran was born in Ballimaran, Old Delhi, into a wealthy 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.
Born on 12th. February,1920 at Delhi ,is endowed with a super intellect and equipped with the natural gift of an artist. He is generous, noble, emotional and a sensitive soul. Refined and cultured in his outlook and habits. he commands the highest respect and is loved and admired by everyone. Pran was educated at different places namely Kapurthala, Unnao, Meerut, Dehradun and Rampur as his father late Lala Kewal Krishnan Sikand was a Government Civil Contractor for the construction of roads and bridges. Kalsi bridge near Dehradun was constructed by him. Pran started his career by learning photography in Lahore. A chance meeting with a film producer, got him his first break in ‘Yamla Jat’ in 1940. Married in 1945 to Shukla, he has two sons Arvind and Sunil, and one daughter Pinky.At partition in 1947, Pran came to Mumbai and restarted his film career after a brief struggle.He has acted in over 400 films and in each one has a new mannerism and a different style, holding the audience spellbound by his versatile and dynamic acting. As a villain, in films like ‘Ram Aur shyam’ people shuddered with fear and hated him, and yet loved him as the good, unforgettable ‘Mangal chacha’ in ‘Upkar’. Pran has a very social nature and he is member of various organizations like Punjab Association, Mumbai, CCI club Mumbai, Bombay Provincial Hockey Association, Western Indian Football Association Bombay, Chelmsford Club Delhi, Press Club of India Delhi and The Otters Club Bombay. Being a sports lover and a good sportsmen he had his own football team "DYNAMOS FOOTBALL CLUB" which he financed for a number of years in the fifties. Along with his film career he has been engaged in a number of Social activities, including the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Maratha Sikshan Sanatha, Film Industry Welfare Trust. He has organised charity events and cricket matches, as well as the ‘Hope 86’ and ‘Hope 87’ shows for the needy people in the film industry. Under the patronage of the Late, His Excellency Nawab Ali Yawar Jung, Pran presented a number of charity shows for the refugees of Bangladesh and for the deaf and dumb. In his six decade career, Pran has received many Awards, prominent among these are:
Today Pran at the age of 89, is a satisfied man with an illustrious 60 years career in the film industry, and feels, if he is born again he would like to be born as ‘PRAN’ again. |
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