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Pran, one of Bollywood's most respected actors, died in Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on Friday (July 12, 2013). He was 93 and had been admitted to hospital a month ago.
RIP Pran, tweets India
He died after a spell of prolonged illness," his daughter Pinky told news agency PTI. "He was not keeping well, he was very weak. His health was deteriorating," she added.
The funeral will be held at noon on July 13 at the Shivaji Park crematorium.
Read: Pran, Bollywood's black gold
Pran received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year in May. He was unable to travel to Delhi to receive the award at the presentation ceremony because of ill health. He was given the award at his home in Mumbai the next day.
Pran, star of films such as Zanjeer and Amar Akbar Anthony, began his career as a hero in Punjabi films, made a tremendous impact on Bollywood as the villain in Dilip Kumar's Ram Aur Shyam and was the first actor to break stereotype by playing character roles as well. In the '70s, there was almost no major film that did not feature Pran and he was often higher paid than the hero. Pran was credited with making the role of the villain as important as the hero's, and was known for his sophistication and style on screen.
Legendary actor Pran dies at 93 | NDTV Movies.com