Cartoonist Pran dies

Cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma.
Cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma.


Pran Kumar Sharma, creator of iconic comic book characters like Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu died at about 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday.

He was at his 75.

Pran was suffering from colon cancer his daughter-in-law Jyoti Pran told IANS.

"His condition was extremely critical in the last 15-20 days and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gurgaon," she said.

His cremation will take place in Punjabi Bagh at about 2.30 p.m.

He is survived by his wife Asha, son Nikhil Pran and daughter Shaily Pran.

Pran is also the creator of other characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, and Chachi.

Iconic comic book character Chacha Chowdhury created by cartoonist Pran.
Iconic comic book character Chacha Chowdhury created by cartoonist Pran.


Born in Kasur near Lahore, he began his career in 1960 as a cartoonist for a Delhi-based newspaper. He had created the character of Chacha Chaudhary for the Hindi magazine "Lotpot".

He had also received a Lifetime Achievement Award 2001 from Indian Institute of Cartoonists and he was included in list of "People of the year 1995" by Limca Book of Records for popularising comics in India.