Veteran actor Pran felicitated with Dadasaheb Phalke award
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Mumbai:
The
arch
villain
of
Bollywood,
Pran
Krishan
Sikand
or
Pran
as
he
is
popularly
known,
was
Friday
named
for
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
award.
The
actor
turned
93
in
February
this
year.
Confirming
the
news,
a
source
from
the
Information
&
Broadcasting
Ministry
told
IANS,
"Yes,
he
(Pran)
is
getting
Dadasaheb
Phalke
award."
Pran
acted
in
over
400
movies
in
a
career
spanning
over
six
decades
and
played
a
vast
range
of
roles
-
from
a
hero
to
a
villain
to
a
character
artist.
He
became
a
symbol
of
hatred
after
his
portrayals
of
a
bad
guy
in
a
series
of
films,
including
hits
like
Madhumati,
Ziddi
and
Ram
Aur
Shyam.
If
he
played
a
villain
to
the
hilt,
he
was
equally
good
when
he
stepped
into
character
roles
and
won
many
hearts
as
loveable
Mangal
Chacha
in
Upkar,
thoroughly
entertained
as
street-smart
fraud
in
Victoria
No.
203,
and
epitomised
on-screen
friendship
in
the
role
of
a
rough
but
kind
Pathan
in
Zanjeer.