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+'''Pran''' most often refers to [[Prana|{{IAST|prāṇa}}]], the concept of a "life force" in Hindu philosophy.
-| image = Pran 90th bday.jpg
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-==Early life==
+'''Pran''' may also refer to:
-==Personal life==
+==People==
-Pran was married to Shukla Sikand from 1945 until his death in 2013. They had three children. During the production of ''Tere Mere Sapne'', Pran's legs began to tremble. So to keep up with his role, most of his scenes involved him sitting down.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-did-not-know-about-pran/20120416.htm#8 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran] at Rediff.com</ref> Pran had a hard time reading in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], so he would ask his scriptwriters to write all his scripts in [[Urdu]].<ref name="RP">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-92-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pran-part-two/20120423.htm#4 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran: Part 2]</ref> Pran's first time to be admitted to a hospital was in [[1998]] after he suffered a [[heart attack]].<ref name="RP"/>
+*[[Pran Kishore Kaul]], Kashmiri actor
-===Death===
+==Places==
-Pran died on 12 July 2013 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India from [[pneumonia]], aged 93.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/legendary-actor-pran-dies-at-93-391494 | title=Legendary actor Pran dies at 93 | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
+*[[Pranburi (disambiguation)]], several places in Thailand
-==Awards==
+==Other==
-He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold |publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' |accessdate=15 April 2013 |archive-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217024526/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms | title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award | newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=12 April 2013 | accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx |title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list |date=5 March 2010 |location=New York |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 |title=Asia's Best Actors |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>
+*[[PRAN-RFL Group]], a Bangladeshi food-products corporation
-==References==
+==See also==
-{{reflist|2}}
+*[[Paran (disambiguation)]]
-==Other websites==
+{{disambiguation|given name}}

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	* [http://www.pransikand.com/ PRAN – The legend of Hindi Cinema – Official Website]		* [http://www.pransikand.com/ PRAN – The legend of Hindi Cinema – Official Website]
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-'''Pran''' most often refers to [[Prana|{{IAST|prāṇa}}]], the concept of a "life force" in Hindu philosophy.
+{{Infobox person
-'''Pran''' may also refer to:
+==Early life==
-==People==
+==Personal life==
-*[[Pran Kishore Kaul]], Kashmiri actor
+Pran was married to Shukla Sikand from 1945 until his death in 2013. They had three children. During the production of ''Tere Mere Sapne'', Pran's legs began to tremble. So to keep up with his role, most of his scenes involved him sitting down.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-did-not-know-about-pran/20120416.htm#8 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran] at Rediff.com</ref> Pran had a hard time reading in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], so he would ask his scriptwriters to write all his scripts in [[Urdu]].<ref name="RP">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-92-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pran-part-two/20120423.htm#4 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran: Part 2]</ref> Pran's first time to be admitted to a hospital was in [[1998]] after he suffered a [[heart attack]].<ref name="RP"/>
-==Places==
+===Death===
-*[[Pranburi (disambiguation)]], several places in Thailand
+Pran died on 12 July 2013 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India from [[pneumonia]], aged 93.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/legendary-actor-pran-dies-at-93-391494 | title=Legendary actor Pran dies at 93 | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
-==Other==
+==Awards==
-*[[PRAN-RFL Group]], a Bangladeshi food-products corporation
+He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold |publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' |accessdate=15 April 2013 |archive-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217024526/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms | title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award | newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=12 April 2013 | accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx |title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list |date=5 March 2010 |location=New York |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 |title=Asia's Best Actors |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>
-{{disambiguation|given name}}
+==References==

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-{{Infobox person
+'''Pran''' most often refers to [[Prana|{{IAST|prāṇa}}]], the concept of a "life force" in Hindu philosophy.
-==Early life==
+'''Pran''' may also refer to:
-==Personal life==
+==People==
-Pran was married to Shukla Sikand from 1945 until his death in 2013. They had three children. During the production of ''Tere Mere Sapne'', Pran's legs began to tremble. So to keep up with his role, most of his scenes involved him sitting down.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-did-not-know-about-pran/20120416.htm#8 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran] at Rediff.com</ref> Pran had a hard time reading in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], so he would ask his scriptwriters to write all his scripts in [[Urdu]].<ref name="RP">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-92-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pran-part-two/20120423.htm#4 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran: Part 2]</ref> Pran's first time to be admitted to a hospital was in [[1998]] after he suffered a [[heart attack]].<ref name="RP"/>
+*[[Pran Kishore Kaul]], Kashmiri actor
-===Death===
+==Places==
-Pran died on 12 July 2013 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India from [[pneumonia]], aged 93.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/legendary-actor-pran-dies-at-93-391494 | title=Legendary actor Pran dies at 93 | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
+*[[Pranburi (disambiguation)]], several places in Thailand
-==Awards==
+==Other==
-He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold |publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' |accessdate=15 April 2013 |archive-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217024526/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms | title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award | newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=12 April 2013 | accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx |title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list |date=5 March 2010 |location=New York |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 |title=Asia's Best Actors |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>
+*[[PRAN-RFL Group]], a Bangladeshi food-products corporation
-==References==
+{{disambiguation|given name}}

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	\| death_cause = Pneumonia		\| death_cause = Pneumonia
	\| nationality = [[India~~\|Indian~~]]		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| alma_mater = Raza High School		\| alma_mater = Raza High School
	\| spouse = Shukla Sikand (1945–2013, his death)		\| spouse = Shukla Sikand (1945–2013, his death)
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	'''Pran Krishan Sikand''' (12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known as '''Pran''', was an [[India~~\|Indian~~]] actor who was known for being a villain in many [[Bollywood]] movies. He was known for his roles in ''[[Madhumati]]'', ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'', ''[[Zanjeer]]'', and in ''[[Duniya]]''. Pran was named "Villain of the Millennium" by Stardust Magazine in [[2000]].<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bollywood-icon-pran-dead-93-article-1.1397541 Bollywood icon Pran dead at 93] at [[New York Daily News]].com</ref>		'''Pran Krishan Sikand''' (12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known as '''Pran''', was an [[India]]n actor who was known for being a villain in many [[Bollywood]] movies. He was known for his roles in ''[[Madhumati]]'', ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'', ''[[Zanjeer]]'', and in ''[[Duniya]]''. Pran was named "Villain of the Millennium" by Stardust Magazine in [[2000]].<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bollywood-icon-pran-dead-93-article-1.1397541 Bollywood icon Pran dead at 93] at [[New York Daily News]].com</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards\|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 \|title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold \|publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' \|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms \| title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award \| newspaper=[[Times of India]] \|date=12 April 2013 \| accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx \|title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list \|date=5 March 2010 \|location=New York \|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] \|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 \|title=Asia's Best Actors \|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>		He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards\|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 \|title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold \|publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' \|accessdate=15 April 2013 \|archive-date=17 February 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217024526/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms \| title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award \| newspaper=[[Times of India]] \|date=12 April 2013 \| accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx \|title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list \|date=5 March 2010 \|location=New York \|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] \|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 \|title=Asia's Best Actors \|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Pran
| image = Pran 90th bday.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Pran in February 2010
| birthname = Pran Krishan Sikand
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1920|2|12}}
| birth_place = Ballimaran, [[Delhi|Kotgarh Old Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|12|1920|2|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_cause = Pneumonia
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| alma_mater = Raza High School
| spouse = Shukla Sikand (1945–2013, his death)
| children = 3
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1940–2007
| website = {{url|http://www.pransikand.com}}
| othername =
| residence = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, [[India]]
}}
'''Pran Krishan Sikand''' (12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known as '''Pran''', was an [[India|Indian]] actor who was known for being a villain in many [[Bollywood]] movies. He was known for his roles in ''[[Madhumati]]'', ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'', ''[[Zanjeer]]'', and in ''[[Duniya]]''. Pran was named "Villain of the Millennium" by Stardust Magazine in [[2000]].<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bollywood-icon-pran-dead-93-article-1.1397541 Bollywood icon Pran dead at 93] at [[New York Daily News]].com</ref>

==Early life==
Pran was born on 12 February 1920 in [[Ballimaran]], [[Kotgarh Old Delhi]].<ref name=of>{{cite web|url=http://www.pransikand.com/aboutpran.html |title=Pran - The legend of Hindi cinema - About Pran |accessdate=15 April 2013 }}</ref> He studied at Raza High School.

==Personal life==
Pran was married to Shukla Sikand from 1945 until his death in 2013. They had three children. During the production of ''Tere Mere Sapne'', Pran's legs began to tremble. So to keep up with his role, most of his scenes involved him sitting down.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-did-not-know-about-pran/20120416.htm#8 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran] at Rediff.com</ref> Pran had a hard time reading in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], so he would ask his scriptwriters to write all his scripts in [[Urdu]].<ref name="RP">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-92-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pran-part-two/20120423.htm#4 92 Facts You Didn't Know About Pran: Part 2]</ref> Pran's first time to be admitted to a hospital was in [[1998]] after he suffered a [[heart attack]].<ref name="RP"/>

===Death===
Pran died on 12 July 2013 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India from [[pneumonia]], aged 93.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/legendary-actor-pran-dies-at-93-391494 | title=Legendary actor Pran dies at 93 | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>

==Awards==
He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by [[Stardust Awards|Stardust]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/pran-bollywood-s-black-gold-is-93-14210/slide/13 |title=Pran, Bollywood's black gold |publisher=''[[NDTV]]'' |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001 and the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2013<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Actor-Pran-to-receive-this-years-Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award/articleshow/19512494.cms | title=Actor Pran to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award | newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=12 April 2013 | accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's ''Top 25 Asian actors of all time''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Big-B-in-CNN-s-top-25-Asian-actors-list/H1-Article1-515456.aspx |title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list |date=5 March 2010 |location=New York |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=768&pg=2&view=2 |title=Asia's Best Actors |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Other websites==
{{commonscat|Pran}}
* [http://www.pransikand.com/ PRAN – The legend of Hindi Cinema – Official Website]
* {{IMDb name|id=0695199|name=Pran}}
* [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/apr/05pran.htm Interview with Pran Kishen Sikand] at [[Rediff.com]]

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