India News : The veteran actor, who played villain and character roles with elan and was conferred the country's highest cinema honour -- Dada Saheb Phalke award -- in April, was admitted to Lilavati hospital a month ago."He was not keeping well, he was very weak. His health was deteriorating," she said.

Born on February 12 in 1920 in old Delhi, Pran was educated at places like Kapurthala, Unnao, Meerut, Dehradun and Rampur as his father Lala Kewal Krishan Sikand was in government service. Initially, Pran wanted to become a photographer but destiny had different plans for him.

A chance meeting with a film producer got him his first break in Punjabi film 'Yamla Jat' in 1940.

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