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Wed, 08/06/2014 - 12:45
Pran Kumar Sharma, the man whose mighty hand created uber popular comic characters like Chacha Chaudhary, Sabu and Pinki, passed away last night. One of India’s best known cartoonist, Pran, 75 was reportedly battling cancer for a brief while and is believed to have finally succumbed to it. The cartoonist will be cremated at 2.30 pm today.
In an era when comic books reigned supreme, Pran and his cartoon characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman and many others kept kids enticed and hooked to reading. However, it is the sketching of cult character, Chacha Chaudhary that earned Pran legendary status. Chacha Chaudhary’s unmatched intellect combined with his trusted lieutenant Sabu’s super human strength made them an instant hit among kids and even adults too who found Chacha’s antics amusing and entertaining to the core.
Bollywood too mourned the loss of Pran and a few took Twitter to express their condolence.
Actress Celina Jaitely wrote:
Just read of the creator my fav comic Chacha Chowdhary,India's very own original super hero's creator shri Pran kumars sad demise #legacyRIP
— Celina Jaitly (@CelinaJaitly) August 6, 2014Television personality Raghu Ram tweeted:
Zaroor Jupiter mein koi jwalamukhi phata hoga! R.I.P pran sir. You were a big part of my childhood. Thank you.
http://t.co/l9SQR86v3d
— raghu ram (@tweetfromRaghu) August 6, 2014Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar wrote:
The man who gave us the legendary Chacha Choudhary is no more. This is clearly the end of an era. A true superstar; RIP Pran Sharma.
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) August 6, 2014Rest in peace, Pran sir. You will be missed.
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