7 moments

1. Birth in Lahore

   1920-02-12 · Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)

   Pran Krishan Sikand was born in Lahore, then in British India. This is the starting point of the actor's documented life chronology.

2. First film role in Lahore

   1940-01-01 · Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)

   

   Pran entered films after meeting writer Wali Mohammad Wali at a Lahore shop and obtained his first role in the Punjabi film Yamla Jat. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

3. Return to Lahore after marriage

   1945-01-01 · Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)

   After marrying Shukla Ahluwalia, Pran returned to Lahore; his film career there subsequently flourished through the end of British rule. The account dates his marriage and return to Lahore to 1945; no day or month is supplied.

4. Migration to Bombay after Partition

   1947-01-01 · Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

   Partition interrupted Pran's Lahore career, after which he left Lahore and arrived in Bombay, beginning the transition to his long Hindi-film career. Coordinates represent central historic Bombay because the arrival point is not identified.

5. Work at Delmar Hotel on Marine Drive

   1948-01-01 · Delmar Hotel, Marine Drive, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

   During his early Bombay struggle, Pran worked at the Delmar Hotel on Marine Drive before his film career resumed. The historical hotel's precise site has not been independently established; coordinates represent Marine Drive.

6. Dadasaheb Phalke Award at home

   2013-05-10 · Pran's residence, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   

   Unable to travel to New Delhi for the National Film Awards because of ill health, Pran received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari at his Mumbai residence. The report is dated May 10, 2013; coordinates are a representative point for Mumbai because the residence address is not supplied.

7. Death at Lilavati Hospital

   2013-07-12 · Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   Pran died at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after a prolonged illness, ending a screen career that had spanned more than six decades.