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Recognized by that drawled 'barkhurdaar' in his steely voice, Indian film industry's most hated reel life villain, Pran Krishan Sikand - or Pran (February 12, 1920 - July 12, 2013), as the movie credits and fans always called him, was born into a wealthy family in Delhi.
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The suave and handsome actor started life as a 'gentleman villain' in his first film Yamla Jat (1940) itself in the Lahore film industry, when he was barely 20.
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Though he managed to get the role of a lead hero in some movies, his personality and natural acting talents came to the fore only as a villain in those early days of the black-and-white era.
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Pran acted in over 400 movies in a career spanning over six decades and made smooth, seamless transitions from a hero to a villain to a character artist, playing each role with rare finesse, his 'extra touch' ensuring that each was different from the other.
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Pran was considered as big a star as any in his heyday. He formed a fruitful screen partnership with the triumvirate of Dilip-Raj-Dev and did nine films each with all three.
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