What you didn't know about Pran saheb

Apart from the fact that Pran was a legendary actor and a great human being. Here are some unknown facts about Pran saheb that you would like to know.Pran did not tell his father that he was shooting for a movie, as he thought his father would not permit him to have an acting career. When his first interview appeared in a newspaper, Pran asked his sisters to hide the papers. When his father finally learnt of his career, he was not upset as Pran had expected. When Pran was signed up for Halaku, Meena Kumari was quite upset but when she saw him in costume, and a few rushes from the film, she was very happy. Pran would work on his make-up well. He would have an artist at home, who would sketch the kind of look he wanted. Then, his make-up man and wig-maker would work on it. Not many know that Pran was paid more than Amitabh Bachchan. In the 1970s, only Rajesh Khannna was paid more than Pran. In the 1950s and 1960s, only Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar were paid more than Pran. Pran's favourite word 'Barkhurdaar' became immensely popular over the years.Pran's biography is titled ...And Pran because in most of his movies, his name in the credits would appear last and read as ...and Pran. Sometimes, it would be ...above all Pran. In Raj Kapoor's Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Pran added a specific trait to his body language as Daku Raka, repeatedly running his index finger inside his collar. While shooting for a sequence in Bobby, Pran almost drowned in a river. Fortunately, he managed to get hold of a rock and saved himself. During the shoot of Bobby, Raj Kapoor couldn't afford Pran's fee. Pran agreed to do the film with a signing amount of Re 1. During Upkar (1967), composers Kalyanji-Anandji were horrified that their composition Kasme Vaade Pyar Wafa would be picturised on Pran. They tried to reason with Manoj Kumar but he was adamant. When they finally saw the song on screen, they were the first to apologise to Pran for doubting him. During the shooting of Tumsa Nahi Dekha, Shammi Kapoor punched Pran in the nose and it started bleeding. Since Pran was a very senior actor, Shammi Kapoor followed him everywhere, apologising. But Pran shrugged it off and asked filmmaker Nasir Hussain to carry on with the next shot. Pran met with an accident while shooting for Dus Numbri. He was 55 years old then but he insisted on jumping 15 feet and broke his ankle. He had to be rushed to the hospital. For the original Don, Amitabh Bachchan was apparently paid Rs 2.5 lakh while Pran was apparently paid Rs 5 lakh. The most punctual man of the industry, Amitabh Bachchan, once said it was difficult to keeping pace with Pran's punctuality.