Kolkata: Actor Ashish Vidyarthi, known for portraying baddies in films, is happy that Bollywood's famous villain Pran will be honoured with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award.
"Yes, it's a huge thing. His impact on the Indian society cannot be understated. For many years no kid was named 'Pran'. Just imagine he had such a big impact," said Ashish on the sidelines of a programme here Tuesday.
Pran, who acted in over 350 films, became an object of hatred after his portrayals of a bad guy in a series of films, including hits like 'Madhumati', 'Ziddi' and 'Ram Aur Shyam'.
But he also did character roles in films like 'Upkaar' and 'Zanjeer' and it helped in changing viewers' perceptions of him....
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