MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 24, 2013 04.45 P.M.
On April 16, 2013 , I wrote a blog about Pran saheb . He was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke Award . And I posted my admiration for the man . I am posting the link of that blog :
Kamal N. Chaturvedi Phalke Award ……………….. And Pran http://wp.me/ptyXI-2Sa
Little did I know that within 3 months , I would be sitting in my office and writing this obituary . Life is unpredictable and its hidden hands play strange and unfathomable games .
On July 12 , 2013 while I was sitting in my study in the night , I suddenly saw a post on the timeline of my facebook – ” RIP Pran Saheb ” . I was stunned . But I know that sometimes facebook postings are wrong and erroneous . So I approached my twitter-handle and it was flooded with the news of his death . Now there was no doubt . It was confirmed . It was true that Pran Saheb left us for his last journey . He was 93 at the time of his death .
I cannot put my grief in words . My association with the persona of Pran Saheb started with films like ; ” Khandan ” [ 1965 ] , ” Shaheed ” [ 1965 ] , ” Dil Diya Dard Liya ” [ 1966 ] and ” Ram Aur Shyam ” [ 1967 ] . I saw these films in quick succession in Deoria and Allahabad and started admiring him as an actor . ” Tere Mere Sapne ” [ 1999 ] was the last film of Pran Saheb which I watched in Mumbai . Thus it was a 34-year-long association of a fan with the legend .
Pran in Zanjeer (Photo credit: Kaddele)
His stupendous innings started in 1940 . He hit the screen 4 years after Ashok Kumar and exactly 4 years before Dilip Kumar . Generations got changed . Times and fashion changed . Era of stars and super-stars came and went away . From Ashok Kumar to Dilip Kumar , from Dilip Kumar to Rajesh Khanna and from Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan , several film stars came , ruled and then either retired or faded into oblivion or simply died . But era of Pran never ebbed , never receded , never ended . He never went away . From Ashok Kumar to Arshad Warsi , and from Suraiya to Sri Devi , he worked with every star worth his name .
In my earlier blog I have given complete list of his 350 films . Here I am giving list of important films of his career . In the list of Pran Saheb’s important films , there are 144 films . In 1940s there were 6 films . In the 50s 14 films , in the 60s 44 films , in the 70s 51 films , in the 80s 24 films , in the 90s 4 films and even in 2000s there was 1 important film . It is incredible . From ” Yamla Jat ” [ 1940 ] to ” Kiska Dosh ” [ 2003 ] , it was a 63-year-long journey of excellence and stardom , rather super-stardom .
1940s
1950s
- Afsana (1951)
- Bahar (1951)
- Aah (1953)
- Biraj Bahu (1954)
- Azad (1955)
- Baradari (1955)
- Munimji (1955)
- Devdas (1956)
- Chori Chori (1956)
- Hum Sab Chor Hain (1956)
- Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)
- Adalat (1958)
- Amar Deep (1958)
- Madhumati (1958)
1960s
- Chhalia (1960)
- Gambler (1960)
- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960)
- Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961)
- Dil Tera Diwana (1962)
- Half Ticket (1962)
- Bluff Master (1963)
- Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963)
- Dil Hi To Hai (1963)
- Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1963)
- Mere Mehboob (1963)
- Door Ki Awaz (1964)
- Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
- Pooja Ke Phool (1964)
- Rajkumar (1964)
- Do Dil (1965)
- Khandan (1965)
- Gumnaam (1965)
- Mere Sanam (1965)
- Shaheed (1965)
- Dus Lakh (1966)
- Do Badan (1966)
- Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
- Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)
- Love in Tokyo (1966)
- An Evening In Paris (1967)
- Around The World (1967)
- Patthar Ke Sanam (1967)
- Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
- Aurat (1967)
- Milan (1967)
- Upkar (1967)
- Safar (1968)
- Aadmi (1968)
- Brahmchari (1968)
- Sadhu Aur Shaitan (1968)
- Anjaana (1969)
- Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool (1969)
- Bhai Bahan (1969)
- Madhvi (1969)
- Nanha Farishta (1969)
- Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai (1969)
- Pyar Hi Pyar (1969)
- Sacchai (1969)
1970s
- Bhai Bhai (1970)
- Ganwaar (1970)
- Tum Haseen Main Jawaan (1970)
- Gopi (1970)
- Heer Raanjha (1970)
- Humjoli (1970)
- Johny Mera Naam (1970)
- Kab Kyon Aur Kahan (1970)
- Purab Aur Paschim (1970)
- Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1970)
- Yaadgaar (1970)
- Guddi (1971)
- Jawan Mohabbat (1971)
- Lakhon Mein Ek (1971)
- Naya Zamana (1971)
- Maryada (1971)
- Adhikaar (1971)
- Ganga Tera Pani Amrit” (1971)
- Preetam (1972)
- Aan Baan (1972)
- Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972)
- Be-Imaan (1972)
- Buniyaad (1972)
- Ek Bechara (1972)
- Jangal Me Mangal (1972)
- Parichay (1972)
- Roop Tera Mastana (1972)
- Victoria No. 203 (1972)
- Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972)
- Zanjeer (1973)
- Bobby (1973)
- Dharma (1973)
- Jugnu (1973)
- Insaaf (1973)
- Joshila (1973)
- Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973)
- Kasauti (1973)
- Majboor (1974)
- Zehreela Insaan (1974)
- Chori Mera Kaam (1975)
- Sanyasi (1975)
- Warrant (1975)
- Dus Numbri (1976)
- Amar Akbar Anthony (1977 )
- Dharam Veer (1977)
- Hatyara (1977)
- Des Pardes (1978)
- Don (1978)
- Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978)
- Phaansi (1978)
- Vishwanath (1978)
1980s
- Aap Ke Deewane (1980)
- Dostana (1980)
- Karz (1980)
- Kaalia (1981)
- Naseeb (1981)
- Andha Kanoon (1983)
- Naukar Biwi Ka (1983)
- Souten (1983)
- Nastik (1983)
- Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
- Raja Aur Rana (1984)
- Rajtilak (1984)
- Duniya (1984)
- Sohni Mahiwal (1984)
- Sharaabi (1984)
- Inquilab (1984)
- Bewafai (1985)
- Paatal Bhairavi (1985)
- Dosti Dushmani (1986)
- Love & God (1986)
- Paap Ki Duniya (1988)
- Shahenshah (1988)
- Jaadugar (1989)
- Toofan (1989)
1990s
- Sanam Bewafaa (1990)
- 1942: A Love Story (1994)
- Gudia (1997)
- Tere Mere Sapne (1999)
2000s
- Kiska Dosh (2003)
On behalf of all the students and staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , which is known as Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , I offer my condolences to the family of Pran Saheb .
VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Theatre would also like to offer prayers for the departed soul .
Rest in peace Sir !
In the world of films there will never be anyone like you . And on the silver screen , I will never see ………………. and Pran .
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