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Pran Kewal Sikand, Pran Krishan Sikand, Pran, Pran Sahab, Pran Sahaab, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ सिकंद, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ कृषà¥à¤£ सिकनà¥à¤¦, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ साहब, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ केवल सिकनà¥à¤¦, विलन ऑफ़ दा मिलेनियम, Villain of the Millennium, Pran Krishna, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ कृषà¥à¤£, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£
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Pran Krishan Sikand, better known by his mononym, Pran, was a multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning Indian actor, known as a movie villain and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to the 1990s. He acted as a hero from 1940–47 and as a villain from 1942–1991 and played supporting and character roles from 1948–2007.
In a long and prolific career he appeared in over 350 films. He played the leading man in films like Khandaan, Pilpili Saheb and Halaku. His roles in the films like Madhumati, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai, Upkar, Shaheed, Ram Aur Shyam, Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Johny Mera Naam, Victoria No. 203, Be-Imaan, Zanjeer, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony and Duniya are considered to be among his best performances.
Pran has received numerous awards and honours in his career. He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1967, 1969 and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. He was awarded as the 'Villain of the Millennium' by Stardust in 2000. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. In 2010, he was named on the list of CNN's Top 25 Asian actors of all time.
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