Pran born Pran Krishan Sikand on February 12, 1920 is an multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning Indian actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema . He has appeared in over 350 films, including title role of Halaku (1956), dacoit Raka in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Victoria No. 203 (1972), Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim, as Amitabh Bachchan’s loyal friend 'Sher Khan' in Zanjeer (1973) and Amar Akb...
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Pran born Pran Krishan Sikand on February 12, 1920 is an multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning Indian actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema . He has appeared in over 350 films, including title role of Halaku (1956), dacoit Raka in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Victoria No. 203 (1972), Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim, as Amitabh Bachchan’s loyal friend 'Sher Khan' in Zanjeer (1973) and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977).
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award three times in 1967, 1969, and 1972 and was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Govt. 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'.
Pran Krishan Sikand was born in Ballimaran, New Delhi , into a wealthy family. His father, Kewal Krishan Sikand, was a civil engineer and a...
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