Mumbai, Nov 19: Veteran actor and yesteryears' screen villain Pran was admitted to Mumbai's Lilawati Hospital after he felt weakness and needed a routine checkup, close relatives said. Pran will be discharged after two days of observation, sources said. Pran was admitted to the hospital on Friday.Ninty-two-year-old Pran, full name Pran Nath Sikand, ruled the Bollywood screen as villain for at least four decades. He appeared in over 350 films and in 2010 he was named on the list of CNN's Top 25 Asian actors of all time. Pran gave his best performances in Victorina No.203, Zanjeer, Purab aur Paschim, Upkar, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Don, Bobby, Maan Gaye Ustaad and Duniya. Pran won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1967, 1969 and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 for his contribution to Indian cinema. Born in Old Delhi's Ballimaran on February 12, 1920, Pran's father Kewal Krishan Sikand was a civil engineer and govt contractor. Pran completed his matriculation from Raza High School, Rampur, and later joined A. Das & Co. in Delhi as an apprentice photographer. He has two sons Arvind and Sunil and a daughter Pinky.
