Pran Krishna Sikand is one of the most renowned villains of his time. There was time where he was present in almost every film. The actor plays a very significant role in the history of Indian Cinema. Today is the birthday of the veteran actor. Have a look at his interesting journey on his birthday.
From working on Punjabi films to making mark in mainstream cinema, Pran Sikand story is very inspiring. He was born on 12 February 1920 in Old Delhi, British India. Pran belonged to a middle-class family., Pran went to Lahore to start his career at the age of 19. There is an interesting story about the Pran, he used to visit Shimla and that too during Ramlila days as he used to play the role of Sita in a Ramlila there.
He was a photographer by profession. One day he met a film producer one day and got his first film 'Yamla Jatt (1940)'. It was a Punjabi film. After this Pran started his acting in Lahore in undivided India. After working in about 22 films in Lahore, when India and Pakistan separated in 1947, Pran had to return to India. then came to Mumbai. After struggling for a year with the help of well-known Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto and actor Shyam, he got work in Bombay Talkies' film Ziddi.
Pran became popular from playing negative characters. He has orled with some A-lister actors such as Amitabh Bachchan in the film 'Zanjeer', Pran won the hearts of the public by playing the character of Pathan Sher Khan. His film includes 'Amar Akhbar Anthony', 'Upkar', 'Victoria 203', 'Sanam Bewafa', 'Kudrat Ka Kanoon', 'Sanyasi', 'Ram Aur Shyam', 'Don', 'Dostana' Became an important face of the world.
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