Enjoying
free
time
with
popular
comic
characters
Chacha
Chaudhary
and
Sabu
or
flipping
through
its
pages
during
train
journey
-
many
such
childhood
memories
hit
the
actors
from
Hindi
filmdom
upon
hearing
about
the
death
of
Pran
Kumar
Sharma,
creator
of
the
iconic
comic
book.
Better
known
as
Pran,
he
was
suffering
from
colon
cancer
and
died
at
9.30
p.m.
Tuesday.
He
was
75.
Veteran
actor
Anupam
Kher
said
that
Pran's
characters,
which
also
included
the
popular
Sabu,
happened
to
inspire
his
on
screen
roles.
"I
grew
up
with
the
cartoons
of
legendary
Pran.
Later
his
characters
were
to
become
part
of
so
many
comic
roles
I
did.
Will
miss
him.
RIP," tweeted
Anupam.
For
younger
actors
Randeep
Hooda,
Vir
Das
and
Nikhil
Dwivedi,
the
cartoonist's
creativity
hold
a
special
place.
"Pran,
creator
of
the
iconic
Chacha
Chaudhary
is
no
more.
Ah
those
train
journeys
as
a
child
with
these
as
a
companion," Nikhil
posted
on
Twitter,
while
Randeep
said:
"Chacha
Chaudhary
ka
dimag
computer
se
bhi
tez
chalta
hai"...
Thank
you
Pran
saab
for
a
great
Bachpan.
RIP."
To
all
those
who
have
not
yet
had
a
brush
with
Chacha
Chaudhary,
Virr
suggested,
"If
you've
never
been
exposed
to
a
Chacha
Chaudary
comic
and
Pran's
genius,
take
today,
do
some
browsing
and
find
one.
You
won't
regret
it."
National
Award
winning
filmmaker
paid
a
tribute
to
Pran
saying,
"The
man
who
gave
us
the
legendary
Chacha
Choudhary
is
no
more.
This
is
clearly
the
end
of
an
era.
A
true
superstar;
RIP
Pran
Sharma."
Actress
Celina
Jaitley
shared
that
Chacha
Chaudhary
has
been
her
favourite
comic.
In
her
condolence
message
to
its
creator,
she
said,
"India's
very
own
original
superhero's
creator
shri
Pran
Kumars
sad
demise
#legacyRIP"
"My
Name
Is
Khan" writer
tweeted:
"R.I.P
Pran,
the
creator
of
Chacha
Chaudhary.
His
stories
were
a
treasure
trove
of
native
intelligence.
#ChildhoodMemories"