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Pran Sabharwal

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DOB : 1930
Gender : Male

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Pran Sabharwal is a veteran actor and a renowned theatre artist based in Punjab. He was born in the year 1930 in Jalandhar, Punjab, and developed an interest in acting when he was just nine years old. He used to visit to see Ramlila in Jalandhar with his uncle and father and immediately fell in love with the art of theatre acting. His love for acting intensified when he met the legendary Bollywood actor Prithviraj Kapoor One of the most notable names in the Indian film i >> Read More... in 1952 when he came to Jalandhar for an act. Thereafter, he started working as a junior clerk at the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and moved to Patiala in 1962.

He got married to Sunita in 1960, who was the daughter of his father’s friend. Pran also started acting in local theatres. One day, after watching his acting in a play called ‘Paisa Bolta Hai’ directed by Sambu Mitra, the vice chancellor of Punjab University, Mr. Kripal Singh asked Pran to teach a diploma course in Dramatic Arts in 1967. Therefore, Pran left his job and joined the faculty, and his wife joined as a student to learn further acting. He got retired from his job as the director of the PSPCL public relations department in 1988.

In the film industry, Pran made his debut with a film called Sardara Kartara, which was released in 1980. The film was directed by Harbux Latta Bio coming soon... >> Read More... and it was a family drama about a character named Sardara who lives with his wife, younger brother, parents, and sister in a fairly harmonious relationship. The family arranges the marriage of Ranu (sister), and she moves out to live with her in-laws. Soon, Sardara’s brother also got married and misunderstandings crop up initially between Saradar’s wife and his sister-in-law Channi and eventually between the two brothers, which leads to bitterness and acrimony in the family.

Besides Pran, the other actors in the film were Veerendra, Mahender Masti, Mehar Mittal Not one person in the Punjabi cinema, not even the >> Read More... , Shabab Alawalpuri, Rana Jung Bahadur Rana Jung Bahadur is an Indian professional actor. >> Read More... , Sudha Chopra Sudha Chopra is an Indian movie actress and suppor >> Read More... , Arpana Choudhary Arpana Choudhary is a known actress in the Bollywo >> Read More... , Rajni Bala Rajni Bala was a prominent Hindi cinema actress of >> Read More... , and others. After this, Pran worked in various other films, such as Chann Pardesee, Angrejjan, Vairi-Jatt, Eho Hamara Jeevna, and Marhi Da Deeva. Moreover, Pran and his wife have been working in the field of theatre and they initiated The National Theatre Artist Society in 1953, which provides training to aspiring theatre artists free of cost. Their love for theatre is also evident from their effort of holding a garden theatre festival every month in various states.

In September 2022, Pran Sabharwal was also awarded the Guru Sershat Award by the Royal Patiala Cultural and Welfare Society at Kalidas Auditorium NZCC. The Chairman of the Society, Dr. Barjesh Modi, along with Col. Barinder Singh, Surinder Singh Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , and other dignitaries, honored the veteran actor Pran Sabharwal by presenting him a special medal, shawl, book, and other gifts.