Bollywood Villain Actor Pran Passed Away

Legendary Bollywood Actor Pran's died last Friday evening leaving Bollywood celebrities nostalgic. Some remembered his iconic villain roles, while some recollected his popular dialogues and songs, and there were others who shared what a "heart of gold" the "gentleman" had.

Pran, whose real name was Pran Kishan Sikand, was 93. He died at the Lilavati Hospital at 8:30 p.m., his son said.

Following the news of his death, a flurry of Bollywood celebrities - both old and new, took to twitter to share their fondest memories of the actor, who made an endearing impact on his fans as a hero, villain and a character actor in a filmography of over 400 movies across a career spanning six decades.

Here's what the celebrities had to say:

India's favourite "bad man" and veteran Bollywood actor Pran Krishan Sikand, died on Friday after a prolonged illness. He was 93.

MANMOHAN SINGH, Prime Minister

"I convey my heartfelt condolences to the the bereaved family and Pran's countless fans and admirers. I pray for peace of the departed soul."

NARENDRA MODI, BJP Leader

"Sad to know of demise of legendary actor Pran. He will be remembered for generations. Condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace."

AMITABH BACHCHAN, Actor

"Pran Saheb passes away ! A gentleman, most collaborative colleague, a senior of immense distinction, a true disciplined professional"

ANUPAM KHER, Actor

"Final Curtain Call for one of the Most Loved Actors of Indian Cinema. An Actor & A Gentleman. Pran Saab- We will miss you & your Warmth.RIP"

SRIDEVI, Actor

"Today we have lost a legend, a gem and an iconic actor. We will miss you. RIP Pran Saheb."

MOHIT CHAUHAN, Musician

"The villian we loved to hate. You will be missed Pran saheb. Thank you for all those brilliant performances."

MAHESH BHATT, Filmmaker

"Enchanting memories of Pran Saab courses through the hearts of millions of people who grew up watching his films. India loves u Sir!"

KAILASH KHER, Musician

"Ek aur bade buzurg Legend Actor Pran ye Duniya Chhod Gaye, Bhagwan bhi "Old is Gold" me vishwas rakhte hain, what a great talent, prayers"

Last Journey of Pran – Photos and Images

 

Bollywood Stars Welcomes Shahrukh Khan’s baby AbRam!

Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan became parents to a baby boy who was named AbRam – Born May 27 at Masrani Hospital. SRK issued a press statement and clarified all the controversies about the new born. 

“Amidst all the noise that has been going around, the sweetest is the one made by our newborn baby, AbRam. He was born prematurely by several months but has finally come home. Gauri and our whole family have been dealing with his health issues for quite some time now. As a family our silence on this subject has been because of the personal nature of emotional strife that we have been going through due to his health,” said SRK in his statement. 

Here are some of the celebrities’ blessings and well wished to the Khan family:

Karan Johar: AbRam is the most beautiful child I have seen

Abhishek Bachchan: Many many congratulations to @iamsrk and Gauri for the arrival of little AbRam. Lots and lots of love.

Shobhaa De: Welcome to the world AbRam! I love the significance and symbolism of the name. Congratulations, parents!   

Anjana Sukhani: Super congratulations for the little bundle of joy …..stay blessed alwayz @iamsrk

Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam 2 Official Poster

Kamal Hassan Vishwaroopam 2 official Poster has been released and the movie has been very much sensationalized before the release.

The official poster was launched by Kamal Hasan in IIFA 2013 and he took the movie to a global platform.

Kamal stated, “Vishwaroopam 2 is not my arrogance rather it is my confidence. I am not feeling that I am going fast with the seqeul and I have considered all the troubles that I faced in the release of the first film.” 

According to sources, the movie is left with 10% of the production work, and if everything goes well the movie is likely to release in Diwali.

SRK names his son AbRam

Shah Rukh Khan and his wife recently hit the headlines with the news of the couple having a surrogate child. But even before the good news could be confirmed by the celebrity couple, controversy struck when a certain NGO claimed that the couple had done sex determination test of the child, which is illegal in India. However, clearing the air on the matter, SRK sent out a press statement not only announcing the name of his son but also clarifying that he never did those tests as claimed by certain people. Following is the press statement sent out by SRK...

Amidst all the noise that has been going around, the sweetest is the one made by our new-born baby, AbRam.

He was born prematurely by several months but has finally come home.

Gauri and our whole family have been dealing with his health issues for a long time now.

As a family our silence on this subject has been because of the personal nature of emotional strife that we have been going through due to his health.

We wish to make a special mention and thank Dr. Jatin Shah for his expertise and contribution. We also wish to thank all the other doctors, nurses and medical staff who have made his life possible. As trying were the times, we never lost hope that life always brings with it.

Just to put the record straight there was no sex determination for our child. The baby was born much before the speculations of 'sex determination' and other 'issues' pertaining to the same were being raised in the media by some organisations.

Suffice to say his coming home puts to rest completely false and at times insensitive claims of sex determination and alleged illegalities.

We also apologise to all those other doctors and hospitals who had to face unwanted scrutiny and questioning by some parties.

Our son is a surrogate baby and the entire process is bound by strict confidentiality. We would appeal to all, to allow us to cherish this private moment as a family.

It seems unfortunate that I have to explain/clarify so many aspects for our new-born baby. Wish it were just a simple message of happiness on behalf of the family.

They say a baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. Post this statement, I hope we all move on too.

Thank you.

Shah Rukh Khan